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Hospice News:
Keep An Eye On Compliance Hot Spots
Published on Thu Sep 15, 2011 
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Want to see what CMS and the OIG are keeping tabs on? You can tune in to CMS's Provider Compliance Group outreach listening session addressing hospice topics, which took place in August. The session is available via computer rebroadcast until Nov. 23 at noon. CMS held a series of such calls to address topics ranging from hospice to power mobility equipment. "The purpose of these calls is to educate providers and suppliers to address specific vulnerabilities identified in
A link to each of the three calls is available at www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/August2011PCGCallsNotice.pdf.
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