New Medicare overpayment proposed rules create significant reporting burden and require repayment within 60 days of identification.
Archive for the ‘Stark’ category
CMS Proposed Rule on Overpayments – A 10 Year Burden
February 21, 2012OIG Launches Series on Provider Compliance
January 10, 2012OIG produces new webcasts on fraud and abuse laws providing a brief overview of these compliance laws to providers.
ACO Fraud and Abuse Law Waivers
November 23, 2011Part two in the ACO series is an analysis of the Fraud and Abuse Law Waivers (Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, Civil Monetary Penalties) for those ACO’s in the Shared Savings Program.
New Stark Disclosure Rule Regarding CT, MRI and PET Services
November 4, 2010On Tuesday, November 2nd, CMS issued the 2011 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. The final rule included the PPACA (the Healthcare Reform Act) requirement that physician groups provide notice of other “suppliers” of CT, MRI and PET services. The new requirement modifies the Stark in-office ancillary services exception.
CMS Releases Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol
September 23, 2010On September 23, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services posted the long awaited voluntary “Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol” (SRDP). This article discusses key provisions of the SRDP.
Health Reform includes Changes in the Stark Self-Referral Act
March 26, 2010The recent passage of the Health Reform bill includes three changes to the Stark Self-Referral Act including instructions to develop a self-referral disclosure protocol, the in-office ancillary services exception and on physician ownership in hospitals.
