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tci Part B Insider - 2014 Issue 21
Physician Notes: One Doctor Indicted in $33 Million Medicare Fraud Charges
Highlighting your documentation can be good—but not if done literally.
Imagine how different your billings would look if an extra $22 million showed up in your account over an eight year period. You would probably be stunned at the windfall—but one practice in California is accused of considering it business as usual, and is now in hot water with the Department of Justice.
The physician allegedly billed Medicare for services that weren’t medically necessary, and sometimes billed for services he never provided at all. He also is said to have signed orders for medications, home health...
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