Tag Archives: Fraud

Sneak Peek at this week’s HCLA newsletter!

  OIG Reports Coding Inaccuracies –Where to Focus in the Future? CMS Delays 5010 Enforcement Through June 30 Current Prepayment Medical Review Additional Documentation Request (ADR) Update La. Department of Health and Hospitals –Emergency/Disaster Request PECOS Improvements HH-CAHPs Report Card: … Continue reading

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Zone Program Integrity Contractors now Active in Louisiana

ZPIC Audits Reach Louisiana The first news of ZPIC (Zone Program Integrity Contractor) activity in Louisiana came earlier this week. An in home provider organization received a request for 30 records, to be sent within 24 days. The records requested … Continue reading

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Medicare Fraud Bust, Friday Morning – Baton Rouge- 31 Charged Including 4 Physicians

Originally sent to HCLA Membership on 7/16/10 Federal authorities say 31 people have been charged in Baton Rouge in connection with the nation’s largest Medicare fraud bust ever. Four Baton Rouge area doctors are also included. Drs. Dahlia Kirkpatrick, Sofjan … Continue reading

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