High error rates compel PDAC contractor to continue widespread claims review

Based on the high error rates found in its most recent quarterly review, Noridian Healthcare Solutions, Medicare’s durable medical equipment pricing, data analysis, and coding (PDAC) contractor, announced in January that it will continue its prepayment widespread review of claims for therapeutic shoes for persons with diabetes and for ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) and knee ankle foot orthoses (KAFOs). Prepayment reviews are conducted for claims that historically result in high rates of improper payments

Based on the high error rates found in its most recent quarterly review, Noridian Healthcare Solutions, Medicare’s durable medical equipment pricing, data analysis, and coding (PDAC) contractor, announced in January that it will continue its prepayment widespread review of claims for therapeutic shoes for persons with diabetes and for ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) and knee ankle foot orthoses (KAFOs). Prepayment reviews are conducted for claims that historically result in high rates of improper payments

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High error rates compel PDAC contractor to continue widespread claims review

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