Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority (VCU), which works VCU Medical Center and related human services offices in Richmond, consented to pay $3,994,151 to settle claims for charging excessive charges [...]
In August, Ontario, Calif.- based Prime Healthcare Services paid $65 million to settle assertions it disregarded the False Claims Act by conceding patients who just required outpatient mind and participating [...]
The American Medical Association has released the 2019 Current Procedural Terminology code set. The code set was released Aug. 31, and the AMA announced the release Sept. 5. Six things [...]
A Detroit-territory podiatrist was condemned to 28 months in jail today for his investment in a $1 million plan including podiatry benefits that were charged to Medicare however were never [...]
The American Medical Association has released the 2019 Current Procedural Terminology code set. The code set was released Aug. 31, and the AMA announced the release Sept. 5. Six things [...]
Inside the proposed medical doctor price agenda, the facilities for Medicare & Medicaid services (CMS) positioned forth numerous coverage modifications on E/M documentation and fee. MGMA and a coalition of [...]
Dr. Ewald Antoine pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud, as well as several other crimes. According to the indictment, Dr. Antoine posed as the owner of two clinics in Brooklyn, falsely [...]
Northwest ENT Associates, P.C. (“Northwest ENT”), a Marietta, Georgia based professional corporation, has agreed to pay $1,195,361 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims [...]
On June 11, 2018, James S. Dunn, Jr., MD, d/b/a Auburn Urogynecology and Women's Health (collectively, "Dr. Dunn"), Auburn, California, entered into a $419,578 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement [...]
Providence Health and Services has been hit with a lawsuit alleging the health system violated the False Claims Act by purposely upcoding Medicare to increase reimbursement. The lawsuit, filed late last [...]
