HC Compliance Essentials

Are You RAC-Ready, Healthcare Providers?

Today’s the day you learn how much you know about the RACs, and how prepared you are for them to launch fishing expeditions into your claims. Last week, we posted this RAC quiz,…

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Do My Physician’s SNF Claims Violate Stark Laws?

What’s the road to compliance when a SNF’s medical director also bills fee-for-service? Question: My physician is the medical director for a skilled nursing facility and receives a stipend from the SNF for that service. Can he still bill for…

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States Crack Down On Medication Disposal: How To Comply

2 New York hospitals and 3 SNFs pony up fines for contaminating water supply. It’s a huge problem for health care facilities — how do you get rid of a patient’s medications when she dies? While some health care staff think…

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SNF Compliance: 4 OMRA Mistakes You Should Avoid

OMRA compliance experts reveal the mistakes your SNF is probably making right now. The ins and outs of doing The Other Medicare Required Assessment or OMRA correctly can get tricky, so we’ve rounded up experts who’ve seen OMRA compliance mistakes in SNFs…

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Audit Alert: Ambulance Services for Part A SNF Residents

Many ambulance services for Part A SNF residents are being billed to Medicare twice — once to Part A under Consolidated Billing and once to Part B. And that mistake could have caused $12.7 million in improper payments in 2006, says…

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