Showing posts with label OIG. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OIG. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

A Scary New Trend: Six-Year Lookback Audits - HME Business

The full article is a must read:  A SCARY NEW TREND: SIX-YEAR LOOKBACK AUDITS - Understanding another 'new normal' for HMEs from HHS OIG. - HME Business

"The Office of Inspector General (OIG) regularly performs audits and reviews as part of its normal functions. In June 2018, it released a scathing report entitled, “Most Medicare Claims for Replacement Positive Airway Pressure Device Supplies Did Not Comply With Medicare Requirements.”"  ... 
"In layman’s terms, suppliers either have to review every claim they have submitted for PAP supplies for the previous six years, or they must identify the universe of claims by taking a statistically valid random sample and extrapolating the results of the audit once the sample has been reviewed. They are asking suppliers to do something that requires the high-level skills and knowledge of an expert statistician."

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California Home Medical Device Retail Exemptee Online Training Certification Course - accepted by the California Department of Public Health (Food and Drug Branch)
California Home Medical Device Retail Exemptee Online Training Certification Course - accepted by the California Department of Public Health (Food and Drug Branch)


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Thursday, December 6, 2018

OIG report catches $34m in CMS overpayments to med device suppliers over 3 years - MassDevice

Read the full article:  OIG report catches $34m in CMS overpayments to med device suppliers over 3 years - MassDevice

"The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General recently published a report claiming that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services overpaid medical device suppliers by $34 million"

Read the OIG report:
Medicare Improperly Paid Suppliers for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Provided to Beneficiaries During Inpatient Stays (PDF)

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California HMDR Exemptee Training Certification Course for Home Medical Device Retailers (accepted by the California Department of Public Health - Food and Drug Branch)
California HMDR Exemptee Training Certification Course for Home Medical Device Retailers (accepted by the California Department of Public Health - Food and Drug Branch)

For Designated Representative license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training affidavit):
     Florida:

For HMDR Exemptee license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training completion certificate):

Friday, June 29, 2018

Most Medicare Claims for Replacement PAP Device Supplies Didn't Comply With Medicare Requirements - OIG

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Read the full June 2018 report:

Most Medicare Claims for Replacement Positive Airway Pressure Device Supplies Did Not Comply With Medicare Requirements - DHS OIG (PDF - click this link)

"Most Medicare claims that DME suppliers submitted for replacement PAP device supplies did not comply with Medicare requirements. Of the 110 claims in our sample, 24 complied with Medicare requirements; however, 86 claims with payments totaling $13,414 did not. On the basis of our sample results, we estimated that Medicare made overpayments of almost $631.3 million for replacement PAP device supply claims that did not meet Medicare requirements."

The CMS expressed interest in educating health care providers on avoiding Medicare billing errors.

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Training for HMDR Exemptee license applicants - Earn a course completion certificate - Accepted by the California Dept of Public Health (CDPH)


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Friday, October 6, 2017

OIG: Enhancements needed to collect overpayments | HME News

Read the full article: OIG: Enhancements needed to collect overpayments | HME News:

"The ZPICs and PSCs send the highest number of referrals for Part B (60%) and DME (26%). They sent the highest dollar amount of referrals, however, for home health and hospice (43%), the OIG found.

In its defense, the MACs say collecting overpayments is problematic if: the provider is no longer in business, filed for bankruptcy or was revoked from participating in Medicare."

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Training Program for California Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) license applicants - Earn a completion certificate



For Designated Representative license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

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     Florida:

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     California (earn a training completion certificate):

Monday, January 23, 2017

Annual Report Of Fraud & Abuse Control Program - DME-related items

Updated January 24, 2022

The original link broke.

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Read the full report:
The Department of Health and Human Services And The Department of Justice Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program - Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2016 (PDF)

"The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) established a national Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC or the Program) under the joint direction of the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Inspector General, designed to coordinate federal, state and local law enforcement activities with respect to health care fraud and abuse."

The full report contains a specific section for DME-related items.

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Training course for HMDR Exemptee license applicants

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For Designated Representative license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training affidavit):
     Florida:

For HMDR Exemptee license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training completion certificate):

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Apria Brings to Light New OIG Report Highlighting Concerns Surrounding CMS Competitive Bidding Program for Home Medical Equipment | Business Wire


Read the full article: Apria Brings to Light New OIG Report Highlighting Concerns Surrounding CMS Competitive Bidding Program for Home Medical Equipment | Business Wire:

"Report findings show that more than 40% of the 146 suppliers examined did not meet licensure requirements and were incorrectly awarded contracts by CMS due to database inaccuracies. An additional 14 of the examined suppliers still require further research by CMS to determine whether they have met the necessary licensure requirements. These database deficiencies and inaccuracies were attributed to complex variations in state licensure requirements and the challenges that CMS has faced in maintaining a current and accurate database."

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Read the OIG report:
Department of Health and Human Services - OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL - INCOMPLETE AND INACCURATE LICENSURE DATA ALLOWED SOME SUPPLIERS IN ROUND 2 OF THE
DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROGRAM THAT DID NOT HAVE REQUIRED LICENSES (pdf)

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Friday, November 6, 2015

OIG targets orthotics and vents | HME News


Read the full article: In brief: OIG targets orthotics and vents, Rep. Tipton throws support behind rural providers | HME News:

"Orthotics and vents are among the HME that the Office of Inspector General plans to focus on in fiscal year 2016, according to a work plan published last week."  . . .

"In addition to orthotic braces and vents, the OIG plans to examine provider compliance with payment requirements for power mobility devices, and nebulizer machines and related drugs."

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Read the "work plan" referenced above:
WORK PLAN Fiscal Year 2016 - OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (PDF)

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