Healthcare Reform Can Create Confusion Over Compliance for Providers

In 2016, the federal government recovered more than $3.3 billion in healthcare fraud judgments and settlements. On Monday, TeamHealth agreed to pay $60 million to settle allegations that a company…

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OIG Auditors to Cardiologist: You’re Billing Medicare Properly

Report reveals what he and his billing staff did right. Does your practice have the right stuff? Turns out the old saying is true: If you haven’t done anything wrong, an OIG audit is nothing to worry about. A New York cardiologist who collected over $1.3 million over a three-year period for 5,061 claims caught the OIG’s [...] Related articles:

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