Other Issuances: OIG issues report on NGS oxaliplatin claims, and more
Medicare Weekly Update, June 9, 2009
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CMS reiterates policy on unannounced surveys
On June 5, CMS issued a memorandum in which it reiterated current policy that all surveys must be unannounced for all providers and suppliers, except for standard surveys of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) laboratories and other limited exceptions.
OIG releases report on oxaliplatin claims processed by NGS
On May 27, the OIG issued a report on oxaliplatin claims processed in 2004 and 2005 by National Government Services (NGS), and Medicare fiscal intermediary. The OIG found that, for all 88 payments reviewed, 10 hospitals billed NGS for the incorrect number of service units of oxaliplatin. As a result, the hospitals received overpayments totaling $2.2 million during calendar years 2004 and 2005.
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