Or … Just Accidentally Billing Dead Patients?
Sixty-six New York state healthcare providers billed Medicaid for services provided to 287 patients they later admitted were “deceased at the time of service,” says the office of state Medicaid Inspector General James Sheehan.
Assessment
The inappropriate billings, which the providers attributed to clerical mistakes, totaled less than $1 million.
Now, read the entire New York Post article, complete with identifiers; and then page Dr. Frankenstein.
Link: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/rai_ing_the_dead_in_medicaid_rip_Ocmt6BxwUyL8WO3OwwmCVI
Conclusion
Industry Indignation Index: 24
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