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Category Archives: re provider
UPDATE: National DMEPOS RAC on hold after protest filed by Connelly competitor
Earlier this year, CMS released information about the new national recovery audit contractor (RAC) that will take the place of the four regional RAC’s currently auditing DMEPOS claims. Prior to this release, CMS announced it had selected Connelly LLC, currently the … Continue reading
Posted in Orthotics and Prosthetics, re provider, Regulatory
Tagged DMEPOS, orthotics, prosthetics, RAC
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AOPA backed audit lawsuit dismissed by District Court
The United States District Court of the District of Columbia recently dismissed a case brought by the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) against Former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebellius. The suit focused on the authority of … Continue reading
Posted in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Prosthetist, re provider
Tagged AOPA, audit, CMS, opga, orthotics, prosthetics, RAC
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CMS Informs Congress of intention to re-start portions of RAC program
From HealthDataManagement.com : The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is restarting the controversial Recovery Audit Contractor Program—in a limited fashion—in August. CMS sent a communication on August 4 to congressional health staff members from Lauren Aronson, Director of the … Continue reading
Posted in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Prosthetist, re provider
Tagged audit, CMS, o&p, opga, orthotics, prosthetics, RAC
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Region D Scrutinizing K3 Feet
From time to time I like to present additional resources for OPGA members to review. The following post is from Ossur’s R&R blog and authored by David McGill, one of the leading audit experts in the O&P profession. The full post … Continue reading
Posted in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Prosthetist, re provider, Regulatory
Tagged audits, opga, orthotics, ossur, prosthetics
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Medicare Contractors looking for O&P supplier violations on posted business hours and physical facility standards
BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR SITE VISITS BY MEDICARE CONTRACTORS! Wanted to pass along this article to OPGA membership; recently OPGA was contacted by several members who have had site visits from CMS contractors looking to verify that the … Continue reading
Posted in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Prosthetist, re provider, Regulatory
Tagged CMS, o&p, opga, orthotics, prosthetics, supplier standards
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House Subcommittee Focuses on RAC’s in hearing, Duckworth stands up for small providers
Two major subcommittee meetings were held in the House of Representatives today on Medicare waste, fraud and abuse. One of the issues hightlighted in both hearings was the conduct of RAC auditors and the impact they are having on providers … Continue reading
Posted in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Prosthetist, re provider
Tagged audits, CMS, duckworth, house of representatives, independent, opga, orthotics, prosthetics
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Michigan BCBS adds certification requirement to bill O&P
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan recently announced their plan to reject DMEPOS claims submitted for orthotics and prosthetics if the submitting provider has not provided certifying documentation proving they are certified to provide orthotics and prosthetics. Providers will be required to … Continue reading
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Tagged CMS, o&p, opga, orthotics and prosthetics
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