CMS Releases Additional 2-Midnight Rule Guidance.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released additional guidance for hospital inpatient admission orders and certification requirements…
OIG Increases Exclusions During FY 2013
On January 31, 2014, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their…
2014 Work Plan Released by OIG
On January 31, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its 2014…
CMS Announces Second Delay of 2-Midnight Rule Enforcement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently extended a delay on full enforcement of the 2-Midnight Rule until…
CMS Issues Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a proposed rule with comment period, which will strengthen protections,…
HHS Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Strengthen Federal Background Checks
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking to strengthen federal background checks by…
HHS Publishes Final Rule Allowing Patients Direct Access to Laboratory Test Reports.
On February 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule that amends the Clinical Laboratory…
CMS Issues Claims Processing Guidance for ICD-10.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an updated version of the Medicare fee-for-service claims processing guidance for…
OIG Solicits Recommendations for New Safe Harbors and Special Fraud Alerts.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a notice calling for recommendations for…
The OIG Issues its Semiannual Congressional Report
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its Semiannual Report to Congress (Report)…
GAO Assesses States’ Efforts to Report Overpayments.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently reported on states’ efforts to recover and report Medicaid overpayments identified by federal audits,…
OCR did not Fulfill all Federal Requirements in its Oversight and Enforcement of the HIPAA Security Rule.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently reported that the Office for Civil Rights…