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February 26, 2021   
Health Law Weekly

CMS Should Scrutinize Highest-Severity Inpatient Hospital Stays, OIG Says

  • February 26, 2021

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should conduct targeted reviews of hospital inpatient stays billed at the highest severity level that may be vulnerable to upcoding and Medicare overpayments, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended in a report issued February 29.

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