tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 43

Enforcement Watch: Documentation Crusade Targets Teaching Hospitals

How decade-old alleged errors reaped a $1.9 million settlement for one PA practice.Small lapses in the medical record at teaching hospitals could translate to big budgetary woes.      The Department of Health and Human Services' probe into physician billings at teaching facilities resulted in a $1.9 million civil settlement on Oct. 25 with Temple University Physicians, a physician practice of the Temple University School of Medicine.      According to U.S. Attorney Patrick L. Meehan, auditors reviewed 100 patient files submitted to the Medicare Part B Program for...

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