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Dominican Hospital Reported Overstated Wage Data, Resulting in Medicare Overpayments 

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Report Description: 
Dominican Hospital, located in Santa Cruz, California, did not comply with all Medicare requirements for reporting wage data used by CMS to calculate the fiscal year 2014 wage index. We estimated that, as a result, in 2014 Medicare overpaid the hospital $67,000 and overpaid two other hospitals in the same core-based statistical area a total of $87,000.
Date Issued: 
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Health & Human Services
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
A-09-14-02032
Component, if applicable: 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
External entity, if applicable: 
Dominican Hospital
Location(s): 
CA
United States
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
1
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Additional Details Link: 
https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91402032.asp

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