California hospital’s reporting errors cause Medicare to overpay 173 other facilities

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, Calif., included wage data errors in its fiscal year 2014 Medicare cost report, which caused 173 other California hospitals to receive Medicare overpayments in the first six months of fiscal year 2017, according to a report from HHS’ Office of Inspector General. Continue reading article here…

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