ZPIC Audits ■■ Medicare Audits http://www.zpicaudit.com Fighting For Medicare Providers - Call 1 (800) 475-1906 Today for a Free Consultation Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:23:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are Flexing Their Muscles in Connection with Recent CERT Audit Findings http://www.zpicaudit.com/2011/11/medicare-administrative-contractors-macs-are-flexing-their-muscles-in-connection-with-recent-cert-audit-findings/ ZPIC Audits are Increasing Around the Country — Are You Prepared? Ten Recommendations Aimed at Assisting with Your Preparation Efforts. http://www.zpicaudit.com/2011/07/zpic-audits-are-increasing-around-the-country-are-you-prepared-ten-recommendations-aimed-at-assisting-with-your-preparation-efforts/ Five Essential (Yet Fundamental) Medicare Compliance Concepts that Everyone Can Understand. http://www.zpicaudit.com/2011/07/503/ AdvanceMed, the ZPIC Responsible for Zone 2 and Zone 5 has Reportedly Been Acquired by NCI http://www.zpicaudit.com/2011/04/476/ Report by HHS-OIG Likely Precedes an Increase in ZPIC Audits of Skilled Nursing Facilities — Providers Should Prepare to be Audited and Compliance Officers are Well Advised to Review their Practices and Take Corrective Steps, as Appropriate http://www.zpicaudit.com/2011/04/report-by-hhs-oig-likely-precedes-and-increase-in-zpic-audits-of-skilled-nursing-facilities-compliance-officers-are-well-advised-to-review-their-practices-and-take-remedial-steps/ 2011. . . The Year of Compliance — Avoiding ZPIC Initiated Medicare Suspension Actions http://www.zpicaudit.com/2011/01/2011%e2%80%a6the-year-of-compliance-and-how-to-avoid-being-suspended-by-your-zpic/ South Texas Health Care Providers Remain Under Considerable Scrutiny by HEAT Prosecutors and Investigators – Compliance Isn’t Optional – It’s Essential in 2011. http://www.zpicaudit.com/2011/01/south-texas-health-care-providers-remain-under-considerable-scrutiny-by-heat-prosecutors-and-investigators-%e2%80%93-compliance-isn%e2%80%99t-optional-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-essential-in-2011/ Top Ten Health Care Compliance Risks for 2011. http://www.zpicaudit.com/2011/01/top-ten-health-care-compliance-risks-for-2011/ Have You Screened Your Employees Lately? HHS-OIG is Aggressively Targeting Health Care Providers That Employ Individuals Who Have Been Excluded from Participation in Federal Health Benefits Programs http://www.zpicaudit.com/2010/12/have-you-screened-your-employees-lately-hhs-oig-is-aggressively-targeting-health-care-providers-that-employ-individuals-who-have-been-excluded-from-participation-in-federal-health-benefits-programs/ Number of False Claims Act Investigations Being Pursued is Currently at an All Time High . . . and is Likely to Go Even Higher Due to Changes to the False Claims Act Under Health Care Reform http://www.zpicaudit.com/2010/11/number-of-false-claims-act-investigations-being-pursued-is-currently-at-an-all-time-high-and-is-likely-to-go-even-higher-due-to-changes-to-the-false-claims-act-under-health-care-reform/