Bill introduced by Reps. Ellmers and Barrow boosts transparency, rewards low error rates.
- By David Kopf
- Jul 11, 2014
Legislation would limit documentation look back periods; require timely filing limits; create education program.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 19, 2014
Audit consulting firm will retain staff and offices to serve both VGM members and non-member DME, healthcare companies.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 11, 2014
Audit Key effort will collect data that completely, accurately tracks impact of Medicare audits.
- By David Kopf
- Jun 05, 2014
The 2014 HME Handbook: Documentation
North Carolina takes CMS to task on ALJ delay during House Oversight and Government Reform hearing.
- By David Kopf
- May 23, 2014
Association launches effort to track and measure how Medicare audits are impacting HME providers.
- By David Kopf
- May 09, 2014
Rep. Ellmers steps up to spearhead legislation that would rein-in, repair CMS’s dysfunctional audit program.
- By David Kopf
- May 09, 2014
AAHomecare Triple Play
In this new department of HME Business, we interview The American Association for Homecare's experts to get their insights on important legislative, policy, regulatory and industry advocacy developments.
VGM effort to collect inappropriate denials for OMHA meeting pays off for providers.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 24, 2014
Business Solutions
CMS's audit onslaught has been a trial and tribulation for the HME industry, but matters took a turn for the terrifying when the agency announced that it would delay assigning Administrative Law Judges to audit appeals by two years. Now the industry has redoubled its efforts to bring an out-of-control situation back under control.
- By David Kopf
- Apr 01, 2014
While providers fight audits on the legislative front, they need to have a plan for dealing with them.
Association advises Senate Finance Committee, gearing up to launch legislation, other initiatives.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 13, 2014
Latest report details various instances of Medicare fraud, but doesn’t focus on DME as the central cause.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 06, 2014
VGM members share their thoughts on Appellant Forum proceedings, two-year ALJ delay.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 13, 2014
Observation Deck
OMHA’s decision to delay assigning ALJs to audit appeals for up to more than 24 months does far more damage than holding recouped reimbursement in limbo. Even a cursory investigation of the latest developments make it patently clear that these delays may put more Medicare providers out of business than any other issue facing healthcare companies today.
- By Edward Vishnevetsky
- Feb 13, 2014
AAHomecare’s Ryan tells OMHA’s Griswold that ALJ delay has put providers in ‘crisis mode’ and a fix is needed fast.
- By David Kopf
- Feb 13, 2014
Feb. 12 discussion will address OMHA’s two-year delay on assigning judges to audit appeals.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 31, 2014
Fallout from decision to not assign a judge to new audit appeals for two years felt across healthcare.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 23, 2014
Regions A, B, C recovery audit contractors post new reviews.
- By David Kopf
- Jan 09, 2014