Earlier this summer, CMS resumed Medicare fee-for-service audits which had been suspended starting the end of March because of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).Read More »
$1.5 million. That’s the amount Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California, incorrectly billed Medicare for inpatient and outpatient services between 2017 and 2019, according to an audit by the OIG...Read More »
An audit performed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that incorrect acute stroke diagnosis codes submitted by traditional Medicare providers resulted in millions of dollars in...Read More »
By now most CDI professionals have likely seen the July Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit report, which can be found here. If you haven’t, that...Read More »
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) will begin reviewing Medicare payments for COVID-19 discharges, according to a recent update to its ...Read More »
In conjunction with The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy), the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), and the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), ACDIS recently collaborated on a joint statement in response...Read More »
According to an audit from the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG), the Ohio State University Hospital received millions in overpayments during the audit period because of coding and...Read More »