Hospice Audit Updates: UPICs May Pick You for a Prepayment Review
MAY 6, 202614 MIN
Hospice Audit Updates: UPICs May Pick You for a Prepayment Review
MAY 6, 202614 MIN
Description
Hospice providers remain under heavy scrutiny, with prepayment audit and other audit activity on the rise. Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs) historically conducted post-payment reviews. However, over the last six months, they have joined Medicare Administrative Contractors in reviewing claims on a prepayment basis. In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Bryan Nowicki and Zaina Niles discuss this new type of UPIC audit and what your hospice can expect if a UPIC picks you.