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Recommendation Details
Text of Recommendation
To address the 164 incorrectly billed hospital claims in our sample, we recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: collect the portion of the $914,128 for the incorrectly billed hospital claims that are within the reopening period.
Recommendation Number
269060
Recommendation Status
Open
Significant Recommendation
Yes
Recommendation Questioned Costs
$914,128
Recommendation Funds for Better Use
$0
Associated Report Details
Submitting OIG
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Linked Report
Hospitals Overbilled Medicare $1 Billion by Incorrectly Assigning Severe Malnutrition Diagnosis Codes to Inpatient Hospital Claims