Review of Medicare Outpatient Billing for Selected Drugs at Touchette Regional Hospital.

摘要

Touchette Regional Hospital (Touchette) is an acute-care hospital located in Centreville, Illinois. Based on data analysis, we reviewed $119,091 in Medicare payments to Touchette for 20 line items for injections of selected drugs that Touchette billed to Medicare during our audit period (January 1, 2008, through April 30, 2011). These line items consisted of injections for bevacizumab and paclitaxel. Our objective was to determine whether Touchette billed Medicare for injections of selected drugs in accordance with Federal requirements.