Guides to getting paid, rule by rule
Short, practical guides for spotting unclaimed money, avoiding the findings auditors look for, and going into a MAC review prepared. Every point cites the rule behind it.
VDA eligibility checklist for Sole Community and Medicare-Dependent Hospitals
Ten questions to answer before you file a Volume Decrease Adjustment request. Miss the 180-day deadline from the original NPR, and the payment is lost.
Read: VDA eligibility checklist for Sole Community and Medicare-Dependent Hospitals →The Medicare bad debt listing and Exhibit 2A: a practical walkthrough
What the listing must contain, and the rules behind the columns auditors test.
Read: The Medicare bad debt listing and Exhibit 2A: a practical walkthrough →Lessons from OIG Medicare bad debt audits
What federal auditors disallowed at other hospitals, and how to keep it off your listing.
Read: Lessons from OIG Medicare bad debt audits →Every guide cites primary sources (eCFR, CMS, and HHS-OIG). Information is general and not advice for a specific hospital. Questions about your hospital? Ask us.
Find out what Medicare may owe your hospital
We’ll review it at no cost and tell you plainly whether it’s worth pursuing. If we don’t recover anything, you don’t pay anything.
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