By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on October 2nd, 2024
Effective January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires most businesses, including healthcare businesses, to report certain information regarding beneficial owners and company applicants. Willful failure to report or update beneficial ownership information may result in the imposition of penalties.
CTA in a Nutshell
The CTA and its implementing regulations seek to
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on September 23rd, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced in April of this year that it is adding 12 new HCPCS codes to the Required Prior Authorization List of DMEPOS items that require prior authorization as a condition of payment. Prior authorization for Pressure Reducing Support Surfaces will be implemented nationwide in October.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on December 29th, 2016 Read the latest Medicare updates impacting prescriber enrollment requirement for Part D drugs, billing for telehealth services, and DME prior authorization in 2017.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on September 29th, 2016 The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) heralded a new era for provider enrollment and revalidation by enhancing provider and supplier screenings. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) now requires certain providers to be fingerprinted in order to continue participating in the Medicare program. Medicare contractors (MACs) have been
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on March 24th, 2016 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued number of recent updates to the Medicare program which impact various providers and suppliers.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on February 24th, 2016 Every year the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issues a workplan that identifies the agency’s planned audit activities for the upcoming year. The workplan offers valuable information for healthcare entities by providing them with an opportunity to conduct appropriate risk assessments, and, where indicated, to modify the entity’s compliance program.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on April 23rd, 2015 In 2014, the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) reported “expected recoveries of over $4.9 billion.” The agency also excluded 4,017 individuals and entities and took 971 criminal actions. Similarly, the OIG pursued 533 civil actions against individuals and entities. According to the agency’s 2015 work
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on March 2nd, 2015 New York State Social Service Law §363-d and implementing regulations at 18 NYCRR §521 require that certain healthcare providers adopt and implement an effective compliance program and certify their compliance with the law every December.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will begin implementing the fingerprint-based background checks for providers and suppliers in certain risk categories.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on December 18th, 2013 National Government Services Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Medical Review Department (NGS) has recently published the results of its third quarter prepayment medical review of high-error audit claim. In total, NGS reports, more than half of claims were denied, results in a 65 percent of claims error rate for failing to the required coverage criteria and documentation.
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By Deniza Gertsberg, Esq., on August 12th, 2013 Round 2 competitive bidding program (Program) went into effect as of July 1, 2013 in 91 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). At the same time, Medicare began the national mail-order program for diabetic supplies. Below we discuss some of the features of the Program and what this may mean for DMEPOS suppliers and those healthcare providers who refer patients for durable medical equipment and supplies.
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