U.S. Rehab

CMS Issues Order to All Jurisdictions: “Note That Stamped Signatures Are Not Acceptable On Any Medical Record”

On 7/31/2008 CMS issued a change request # CR5971 affecting all Physicians and Providers who bill Medicare Contractors. The reason for the request was due to an over utilization of stamped signatures. Further clarification is being sought by industry stakeholders regarding implementation dates. The request is as follows:

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Senate Republicans To Begin Campaign Against Medicare Fraud

(Kaiser Network, 7/28/08) Senate Republicans have begun "piecing together a crusade" against Medicare fraud in an effort to make the issue an important part of the health care reform debate in the next Congress, CongressDaily reports. Republicans estimate that fraud accounts for 20%, or about $60 billion, of the annual Medicare budget. Sens. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Monday plan to lead a Senate Republican Conference meeting to examine proposals to improve detection and prevention of Medicare fraud, as well as promote a "zero fraud tolerance" agenda to increase penalties and devote more resources to prosecution of fraud.

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US Rehab is the rehab specific division of Van G Miller & Associates, the nation's most comprehensive member service organization for independent home health care providers.
Since its acquisition in 1997 as a buying alliance that allowed independent rehab providers to compete on a level playing field with national companies, US Rehab has combined with VGM and evolved into a group or companies and services dedicated to helping its members with all phases of rehab business operations, thus improving their bottom lines.
US Rehab members are considered the elite of independent rehab providers in the nation. Our members are located throughout the US, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.