Nurse Practitioners in Business
JULY 26, 2022
Opting out of Medicare has caused a lot of confusion for NPs and other providers. When you can bill Medicare and when you don’t have to. What it means by opting out of Medicare. What it means by opting out of Medicare. Can you just refuse to see Medicare recipients?
American Nurse
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Finally, deliberately falsifying documentation (such as submitting false claim to Medicare) can subject nurses to sanctions under the federal False Claims Act. In addition to creating potential legal issues, keep in mind that many patients are now requesting their medical records and will see what you have written.
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Relias
JUNE 1, 2022
Yet coding mistakes can mean lost revenue, or worse — fines, compliance, and legal issues. Another case alleged that a health system defrauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of $1 billion because doctors were pressured to add diagnosis codes to medical records that were nonexistent or unrelated to the visit.
Hospital Recruiting | Nursing
MAY 12, 2022
The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted an inspection of VUMC and issued a Statement of Deficiencies surrounding Murphey’s death, which sparked a criminal investigation into Vaught. Initially, the Tennessee Board of Nursing reviewed the incident and closed it with no finding against Vaught.
Relias
JUNE 1, 2022
Yet coding mistakes can mean lost revenue, or worse — fines, compliance, and legal issues. Another case alleged that a health system defrauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of $1 billion because doctors were pressured to add diagnosis codes to medical records that were nonexistent or unrelated to the visit.
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