Health plans can gain access into the company’s system. This will depend on what is in the company’s contract/Agreement with the health plan.
Category: OPERATIONS
Highlights of the General Audit Process
Typically, a letter announcing the intention of an audit is sent to the company. However, I have experienced where State Agents came directly into a clinic and started the investigation immediately on premises. In this case, the investigation was based on a complaint issued to the State Medicaid agency. Having Federal and State Agents come […]
Ways a Health Plan Audit Can Be Initiated
There are several ways that a Health Plan audit can be initiated: As a result of pre-delegation audit and annual audit findings From a delegation/contractual standpoint, there can be Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that must be met for a health plan to remain in compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). For […]
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