tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 24

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A Maryland practitioner is in the hot seat for providing — and billing Medicare for — repeat pneumococcal vaccinations. And if you’re not careful, you could be next. Background: “Current vaccination recommendations state that individuals without immunocompromising medical conditions should receive a single pneumococcal vaccination at the age of 65 years or older and that individuals with immunocompromising conditions should receive a second vaccination 5 years after their first,” the OIG says in a new report, “Potentially Improper Frequency of Pneumococcal Vaccinations for Medicare Beneficiaries” (OEI-07-13-00310). “Medicare instructs providers to administer a pneumococcal vaccination...

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