Monitor Mondays

With the growth of Medicare hospice services comes expanded oversight on claims and care quality. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has initiated a nationwide audit of hospice claims on the heels of multiple in-depth audits of such facilities. Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs) and Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have joined the hunt in recent weeks, putting all hospices on notice that vigilant compliance measures are essential. At the same time, there have been increased survey frequency and expanded sanction risk targeting these providers – and all of this will be part of the coverage of our lead story during the next Monitor Mondays broadcast.  Other segments will include the following:The RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, partner at the law firm of Practus, will report the latest news about auditors, including the Recovery Auditors (RAs). SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject matter expert on the social determin