tci Part B Insider - 2016 Issue 7
Physician Notes: CMS: Start Searching Now for Overpayments--Or Face Penalties
Plus: Phone app developers could be considered business associates in certain instances. You’ve always felt an obligation to return overpayments to your MAC—but now you need to search your files for them and return them within 60 days of identification, or you could face allegations of violating the False Claims Act. CMS published a final rule on Feb. 11 requiring providers and suppliers “to report and return overpayments by the later of the date that is 60 days after the date an overpayment was identified, or the due date of any corresponding cost report, if applicable...
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