DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2018 Issue 11 (November)

Compliance: Attorney analysis of Somnia Anesthesia QZ modifier whistleblower case

A qui tam case against Somnia Anesthesia and several providers was dismissed Sept. 7. The whistleblower had alleged that Somnia improperly used an anesthesia modifier and violated the False Claims Act.
 
Health care attorney Vicki Myckowiak, Myckowiak Associates, Detroit, shared with APCPS the analysis and guidance she sent to her anesthesia clients:

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