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OIG audits: Poor hospital billing controls lead to $1M Medicare overpayments
Medicare overpaid Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis and Indiana University Health in Indianapolis more than a million dollars combined because the two organizations lacked adequate controls to prevent billing errors, according to the OIG.
Hospitals retrain staff on Medicare compliance after OIG audits
Two more reports from the Office of Inspector General last week reveal that hospitals not understanding billing requirements led to Medicare overpayments at Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Fla.,
OIG: Medicare overpaid Cleveland Clinic $254K due to poor billing controls
The Cleveland Clinic was overpaid nearly $254,000 for inappropriate Medicare claims, according to an Oct. 24 Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report, released this week. Although the Clinic
Hospital cites misunderstanding in $420K Medicare billing errors
A hospital's billing errors resulted in $420,000-worth of Medicare overpayments in a fourth of its claims over two years, according to an Office of Inspector General (OIG) report released this week.
NY Inspector General ousted for overaggressive Medicaid penalties
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday asked state Medicaid Inspector General Jim Sheehan to resign from office, reports WAMC Northest Public Radio. As the first with the title, Sheehan has recovered
GAO: Many claim denials are reversed on appeal
The denial of an insurer claim isn't necessarily the end of the line for consumers and providers, as a new study by the Government Accountability Office concludes that nearly half of them are
Poor oversight of Medicare billing, coding costs hospital $341,000
Sure, Medicare’s maze of billing and coding requirements is difficult to understand. And sometimes your software vendor doesn’t quite keep up with all the twists and turns. But those
Providers should protect patients from bogus medical debt
A lot of exciting news has come out of HIMSS in Orlando this week. And while I highly encourage you to stay up to speed on the latest and greatest in health information management via Fierce's
New law allows patients to price shop before accessing care
A Wisconsin bill signed into law on Tuesday forces providers to reveal the median costs of such common test and procedures. Signed by Gov. Jim Doyle, the Health Care Transparency Bill will give
