April 24, 2020 On April 21, 2020 the CBIC published an article on their website, reminding all bidders to maintain all applicable enrollment requirements (i.e., licensure, accreditation, and supplier enrollment number) throughout the bid evaluation and contracting... April 20, 2020 By Wayne van Halem, AHFI, CFE, President of The van Halem Group
As an Accredited Healthcare Fraud Investigator and Certified Fraud Examiner, I must attend courses to obtain CEUs to maintain my accreditation and certification. I attended one last week... April 9, 2020 Just announced, CMS has removed the non-invasive ventilators (NIV) product category from Round 2021 of the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program in response to the novel COVID-19 pandemic.... April 8, 2020 By Carrie Nienberg, RN, Director of Clinical Operations
Effective immediately, you as a supplier may provide and bill E0467, multi-function ventilator, as an upgrade when the beneficiary only qualifies for the ventilator. Until now, the beneficiary... April 7, 2020 Danaya Bryant, Business Analyst & HIPAAwise Consultant
In March 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a public service announcement indicating a rise in fraud schemes related to COVID-19.
On April 3, 2020, an alert... April 6, 2020 By Donna Youngblood RN, BSN, CPC
On April 3, 2020 CMS announced the suspension of Prior Authorization (PA) on certain Power Mobility Devices (PMDs) and Pressure Reducing Support Surfaces (PRSS) for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Implementation... April 2, 2020 Late on March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released three important documents relaxing many requirements to facilitate providing care to Medicare beneficiaries in their homes during the current COVID-19 public health... April 1, 2020 By Abrielle Uritz, RN, BSN, CPC, CEMC
As you may have seen, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an Interim Final Rule (IFR) on March 30, 2020 that addresses a variety of the healthcare issues related to the Public Health...
CBIC advises bidders to maintain all enrollment requirements
COVID-19 Fraud Alert
CMS removes vents from Competitive Bidding 2021
CMS allows multi-function vent for upgrade
BEWARE: OCR Investigator Scam
Required Prior Authorization Suspension During the Public Health Emergency (PHE)
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: COVID-19 & HME: Chapter 2 – An Update on CMS’s Interim Final Rule and Other HME Policy Changes webinar
Interim Final Rule Updates
