Bill Popomaronis, R.Ph., NCPA vice president, home health and long term care pharmacy services, provides his thoughts and explanations on the latest DME information from CMS.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Watch Out for Medicare Fraud Strike Force
The Medicare Fraud Strike Force is a multi-agency team of investigators that identifies potential fraud cases through real-time analysis of billing data from the Medicare Program Safeguard Contractors and Health Care Information System claims data. It is part of a multi-phase enforcement and regulatory effort to "improve the quality of the industry and reduce the potential for fraud," according to the Department of Justice.
