Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

How often do you review your compliance plan? In the health care field, it seems like not even a week can go by without hearing about a physician who has been accused of Medicare fraud. But fraudulent activity doesn't always involve a physician getting kickbacks from other providers -- compliance issues can often be so subtle that you don't even know they exist until an investigator points them out to you. Here are five quick steps that can help you avoid legal issues. 1. Draw up and institute a sound compliance plan. A well-thought-out compliance plan indicates that your practice has made a good-faith effort to comply with national Medicare and local carrier requirements. If you have a plan in place and can demonstrate that you abide by it, it could help you minimize any penalties if your practice is ever audited. 2. Avoid "canned" compliance plans. You should avoid downloading [...]