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OIG Hits HHAs Hard On Near-LUPA Episodes

Published on Fri Aug 07, 2020

Medicare overpaid HHAs $192 million for episodes slightly exceeding LUPA thresholds. LUPAs are more of a moving target under PDGM, but it’s your agency that could become the target of claims scrutiny if you don’t pay attention to your documentation for periods that flirt with the LUPA threshold. In a new report, the HHS Office of Inspector Gen-eral says Medicare [...]
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