ICD10monitor February 28, 2024
It has been almost four years since the world shut down due to COVID-19. Life has been divided into “before COVID” and “after COVID.” Before COVID, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) aggressively pursued audits with durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers, home health, hospice, behavioral health, long-term care facilities, and hospitals. When COVID hit, most audits were paused.
But not for long.
As you know, CMS resumed its audit activities as early as August 2020. However, in the world of COVID, there were exceptions to every rule, many of which were state-specific. Even exceptions had exceptions. It is imperative that you maintain for your type of healthcare service every policy, exceptions, bulletins, and advisory opinions from 2020 through...