Health Care Provider Legal Update http://www.healthcareattorney.pro Representing Health Care Providers in ZPIC Audits, RAC Audits and Transactional Matters Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:50:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Audits of Texas and Oklahoma Home Health Agencies are on the Rise — Is Your Compliance Plan Current and Effective? http://www.healthcareattorney.pro/2011/08/audits-of-texas-and-oklahoma-home-health-agencies-are-on-the-rise-is-your-compliance-plan-current-and-effective/ HHS-OIG has Found that More than Half of All Power Wheelchairs Claims Paid by Medicare are Improper — Suppliers Need an Effective Compliance Plan Now More than Ever. http://www.healthcareattorney.pro/2011/07/hhs-oig-has-found-that-more-than-half-of-all-power-wheelchairs-claims-paid-by-medicare-are-improper-suppliers-need-an-effective-compliance-plan-now-more-than-ever/ Texas Physicians are Starting to Level the Playing Field in Their Dealings with the Texas Medical Board. http://www.healthcareattorney.pro/2011/06/texas-physicians-are-starting-to-level-the-playing-field-in-their-dealings-with-the-texas-medical-board/ When it Rains, it Pours . . . DME Suppliers are Facing Even More Regulations — An Effective Compliance Program is Important Now, More than Ever Before. http://www.healthcareattorney.pro/2011/04/when-it-rains-it-pours-dme-suppliers-are-facing-even-more-regulations-an-effective-compliance-program-is-important-now-more-than-ever-before/ Under Health Care Reform Legislation, Stark’s Whole Hospital and Rural Provider Exceptions are Changing http://www.healthcareattorney.pro/2010/10/under-health-care-reform-leglislation-stark%e2%80%99s-whole-hospital-and-rural-provider-exceptions-are-changing/ Is More Medicare Fraud Legislation on the Way? http://www.healthcareattorney.pro/2010/09/is-more-medicare-fraud-legislation-on-the-way/ HHS-OIG Alleges that 70% of the Medicare Claims Recently Audited for Home Blood-Glucose Test Strips and Lancets Were Improperly Paid by the MAC for Jurisdiction A http://www.healthcareattorney.pro/2010/09/hhs-oig-alleges-that-70-of-the-medicare-claims-recently-audited-for-home-blood-glucose-test-strips-and-lancets-were-improperly-paid-by-the-mac-for-jurisdiction-a/ Additional Cities will have HEAT Teams in 2011 http://www.healthcareattorney.pro/2010/08/additional-cities-will-have-heat-teams-in-2011/ States Are Taking Aim at Home Health Providers – Florida’s MFCU Will Expand Their Review and Investigation of Home Health Providers Billing Medicaid – Your State May be Next http://www.healthcareattorney.pro/2010/07/states-are-taking-aim-at-home-health-providers-%e2%80%93-florida%e2%80%99s-mfcu-will-expand-their-review-and-investigation-of-home-health-providers-billing-medicaid-%e2%80%93-your-state-may-be-next/ Medicare Fraud Strike Force Operation Leads to Charges against 94 Defendants, including 4 in South Texas http://www.healthcareattorney.pro/2010/07/medicare-fraud-strike-force-operation-leads-to-charges-against-94-defendants/