tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 13

PHYSICIAN NOTES: Sloppy Billing Could Be Costing Your Practice More Than Money

Also, pay attention to details of bariatric surgery requirementsIf your billing processes aren't up to scratch, you could wave goodbye to some of your best physicians--and no written agreement may be able to protect you.Two cardiologists had signed non-compete agreements with Ohio Valley Heartcare (OVHC) in Evansville, IN. They agreed not to go to work for any other practices in large areas of Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. But the cardiologists complained in writing that OVHC's billing department wasn't coping with -certain accounts receivable.- In 2004 and 2005, OVHC failed to collect $2 million worth of billings, some...

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