Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

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Hospices May Be Next on the Feds' Target List

Prepare for these actions focused on GIP, nursing facility patients, and more. The OIG has issued a fraud-fighting wish list for hospices, and many of the recommendations would make life much harder for legitimate providers. A new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), “Vulnerabilities in the Medicare Hospice Program Affect Quality Care and Program Integrity: An OIG [...]
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