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12.1% # of improper Medicare Fee-For-Service claim payments, according to Federal Government. FFS Fee-For-Service Prepayment Review Review of claims prior to payment. Prepayment reviews result in an initial determination. Postpayment Review Review of claims after payment. May result ...

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Chapter 1 CPMA Exam Prep
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
12.1%


✓ # of improper Medicare Fee-For-Service claim payments, according to

Federal Government.




FFS


✓ Fee-For-Service




Prepayment Review


✓ Review of claims prior to payment. Prepayment reviews result in an

initial determination.




Postpayment Review


✓ Review of claims after payment. May result in either no change to the

initial determination or a revised determination, indicating an

underpayment or overpayment.




Underpayment




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✓ A payment a provider receives under the amount due for services

furnished under the Medicare statute and regulations.




Overpayment


✓ A payment a provider receives over the amount due for services

furnished under Medicare statutes and regulations




5 Common reasons for overpayment are:


✓ *Billing for excessive and subsequent payment of the same service or

claim.

✓ *Duplicate submission and payment for same service or claim

✓ *Payment for excluded or Medically unnecessary services.

✓ *Payment for services in setting not appropriate to pt's needs or

condition

✓ *Payment to an incorrect payee.




MACs


✓ Medicare Administrative Contractors




MAC Responsibilities




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✓ Process claims from physicians, hospitals, and other health care

professionals, and submit payment to those providers according to

Medicare rules and regulations (including identifying under- and

overpayments).




ZPICs


✓ Zone Program Integrity Contractors




PSCs


✓ Program Safeguard Contractor




ZPICs/PSCs


✓ Perform investigations that are unique and tailored to specific

circumstances and occur only in situations where there is potential

fraud, and take appropriate corrective actions




SMRC


✓ Supplemental Medical Review Contractor




SMRC Responsibilities




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✓ Conduct nationwide medical review as directed by CMS (includes

identifying underpayments and overpayments




Medicare FFS Recovery Auditors


✓ Review claims to identify potential underpayments and overpayments

in Medicare FFS, as part of the Recovery Audit Program




Zone 6


✓ All PSCs transitioned to ZPICs with the exception of Zone 6




While all contractors focus on a specific area,


✓ Each contractor conducting a claim review must apply all Medicare

policies to the claim under review. Additionally, once a claim is

reviewed, a different contractor should not reopen it. Therefore, it is

important when conducting claim reviews, contractors review each

claim in its entirety.




Claim Review Programs


✓ There are 5 claim review programs




NCCI Edits


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