Medical billing compliance refers to the adherence to laws, regulations, and ethical standards that govern the billing process. Billing procedures are complex and involve many stakeholders, including healthcare providers, patients, insurance companies, and government agencies. Compliance with regulations is critical to ensuring that healthcare providers receive reimbursement for services rendered, patients are charged correctly for […]
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Medicare, Medicaid Fraud Examples and Steps to Ensure You Don’t Commit It A medical doctor invoiced his patient’s Medicare insurance for both the services he actually delivered and for services that were not delivered. He fabricated his patient’s medical records to indicate office visits and treatments that never took place. A gerontologist obtained the outcomes […]
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