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Web Exclusive: Parkland hospital kept information from its auditors, feared federal subpoena on Medicare overcharges
Parkland Memorial Hospital once estimated it owed up to $50 million for overcharging Medicare and Medicaid. But it...
O'Connor Hospital's RAC Decision Provides Optimism for Providers
The Medicare Appeals Council issued a decision on one of the many outstanding appeals from the RAC demonstration...
Not Just RACs: Providers Must Prepare for MICs Too
Providers nationwide are certainly familiar with Recovery Audit Contractors, or RACs. But perhaps less familiar are...
Magazine: Minimize RAC Takeback
Both teamwork and technology can minimize RAC takebacks.
Web Exclusive: Hospitals Owe Wisconsin Insurer $4.7M in Overpayments
The Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corp., one of the largest health benefits providers in the state...
Survival in New Era of Enforcement a Tall Order for Hospitals
The struggling economy has left many hospitals with thin wallets, and government auditors are gunning for what's left...
Escalating Medicare and Medicaid Auditing on the Horizon
It's no longer just RAC, MAC, CERT, and ZPIC audits looking to ensure the accuracy of Medicare payments. Providers are...
OIG Plans to Review Medicare, Medicaid Auditing Programs
Healthcare providers are finding themselves and their reimbursement claims accountable to more and more auditors as CMS...
Web Exclusive: OIG Audits Find More Providers Overcharging Medicare
Five federal audits on behalf of Medicare found $12 million in erroneous claims filed by dialysis centers in West...
Web Exclusive: RACs: Self Assessment and Aggressive Appeals Are Key
Reimbursement investigations will likely be pursued in numbers and with a tenacity not previously seen in the Part B...

Book: Marketer's Guide to Community Benefit Reporting and IRS Form 990H
This book and CD-ROM shows healthcare marketers how to gather data effectively from every corner of their organizations...
Book: The HIM Director's Handbook, Second Ed.
This second edition is an updated version of the earlier best seller and details everything you need to know to direct...
Audio Conference: Physician Supervision for Hospital Outpatient services
During this 90-minute intermediate-level audio conference, our speakers will explain the requirements and walk through...
Audio Conference: Manage Revenue Integrity and Audit Activity
During this 90-minue audio conference, our speakers will explain how to work across departments and build a strong...
Audio Conference: PEPPER for Critical Access Hospitals: Identify Your Audit Risk
During this 90-mintue audio conference, our speakers will explain PEPPER and tell you how to use your report to...
Audio Conference: 2012 IPPS Final Rule Explained
This 90-minute audio conference is your life line. Our experts comb the rule and pull out the information you need to...
Audio Conference: Physician Supervision in Hospital Outpatient Departments
Physician supervision in the outpatient setting is always difficult to get your hands around . You need to understand...
Webcast: PEPPER Report 2012: Improve your organization’s Medicare claims profile
During this 90-minute webcast, our experts will show you how to simplify the 2012 PEPPER report, use its data to...