tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 45

Rehab: Cardiac Rehab Supervision Falls Into Feds' Spotlight

Show off your outcomes data to keep docs hyped about your program.The word from CMS is that many outpatient cardiac rehab facilities don't ensure proper physician supervision, and now the OIG wants to see who's minding the shop. If you're using an ER doc to cover your rehab therapy, you could be next in line for an audit, experts warn. Specifically, the HHS Office of Inspector General's 2005 Work Plan targets incident-to compliance in hospital outpatient departments that provide cardiac rehab. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services specifies that non-physician personnel providing cardiac rehab services in...

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