In this episode, Stephen Bittinger discusses the recent announcement that cease and desist letters from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have been sent to 171 facilities testing for COVID-19 without proper...more
10/26/2020
/ Cease and Desist ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
CLIA ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Public Safety ,
Virus Testing
In this week’s episode, Stephen Bittinger discusses the impending resumption of Medicare error-based audits, which were temporarily suspended following the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. Mr. Bittinger discusses the different...more
7/17/2020
/ Audits ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Review Officers (MROs) ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Requirements