Medicare Compliance Review of MetroWest Medical Center for Calendar Years 2009 and 2010

MetorWest Medical Center (the Hospital) complied with Medicare billing requirements for 124 of the 161 claims we reviewed. However, the Hospital did not fully comply with Medicare billing requirements for selected inpatient and outpatient claims. Specifically, 37 claims had billing errors that resulted in overpayments totaling $229,000 for calendar years 2009 and 2010.