Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Danielle Sloane provided comments for an article published by Bloomberg BNA outlining the OIG’s report finding that CMS does not know how many hospitals own additional provider-based facilities which, if not in compliance with provider-based rules, could be leading to inappropriate billing. Given the continued focus on provider-based facilities, Danielle suggests that “hospitals should verify their compliance with the provider-based rules and consider submitting voluntary attestations for all of their provider-based facilities, which can limit historic liability if the facilities are later found not to qualify as provider-based.”
The full article, “Government Oversight of Hospital-Owned Facilities Falling Short,” was published by Bloomberg BNA on June 17, 2016.