Other Issuances: Connolly posts audit issues for Florida, OIG issues audit reports on Epogen payments
Medicare Weekly Update, August 25, 2009
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Connolly posts approved issues for Florida
Connolly Healthcare, the RAC for region C, has now posted issues for review in Florida.
View the updated list of approved audit issues for region C.
OIG audits Epogen payment
On August 5, the OIG released audit reports A-03-07-00033 and A-03-07-00026, in which it determined that Fresenius Medical Care-First State and Fresenius Medical Care-Beckley did not meet Medicare payment requirements for some Epogen administrations.
View OIG report A-03-07-00033 on Epogen administered at Fresenius Medical Care-First State
View OIG report A-03-07-00026 on Epogen administered at Fresenius Medical Care-Beckley
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