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Healthcare News: CMS needs to ensure hospitals bill appropriately for severe malnutrition, OIG says
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released its annual report detailing its list of top unimplemented recommendations for 2022. The agency recommends that CMS increase scrutiny of inpatient hospital claims for severe malnutrition and other diagnoses that are vulnerable to upcoding.
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