United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Orthopedic Surgery Practice For $4,488,000

A Florida orthopedic office has agreed to pay $4.4 million in medicare fraud claims.  This recoupment is for all the things we frequently uncover as outside auditors:  “incident to” billing errors, modifier misuse, bundled services billed in global periods, and lack of medical necessity documented.  Compliance services such as MyMeducator.com staff e-learning programs, external chart audits, and outside compliance specialists like HMCExperts.com would have uncovered these ...

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