The lack of the correct patient discharge status code has been cited by Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) as a problem in the claims of inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs). The problem is ...

Several acute-care hospitals will likely have to pay back $54.4 million to Medicare after an investigation found that the program wrongly billed inpatient claims subject to the post-acute care ...

Hospitals used incorrect patient discharge status codes in more than 18,600 claims submitted to Medicare from 2016 through 2018, resulting in $54.4 million in overpayments, according to an audit ...

Healthcare lease accounting insights: How two organizations got compliant and stay audit-ready all year long Healthcare organizations (HCOs) often hold multiple leases such as those for real estate, ...