tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 6

Long-Term Care: 3 Ways To Keep Unplanned Bills From Sinking The Ship

Batten down the consolidated billing hatches to secure profits, improved patient careFailing to heed the feds' request to button up "under arrangement" agreements with suppliers could leave providers facing a slew of unexpected bills from suppliers - or even more dire consequences. Here's a surefire way to protect your business interests, without paying hefty legal fees.Big risk: If the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services becomes aware that a facility is not paying suppliers as it should, the agency could determine that the facility has violated its Medicare provider agreement.CMS recently made good on its promise to...

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