Monthly Archives: January 2025
$100,000 Penalty Against Mental Health Center – Failure to Provide Timely Access to Records
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) imposed a $100,000 penalty against a California mental health facility, Rio Hondo [...]
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Jan
Virginia Practice Pays $2M For False Documentation
A hospital in Virginia agreed to pay $2,378,731.06 for submitting claims to Medicaid that were improperly modified by the request of the practice’s employee. Here [...]
15
Jan
Jan
Verification of Benefits – Are Payers Bound by Those Calls?
Verification of Benefits (“VOB”) occurs nearly daily, and the practice relies on the information provided by the [...]
15
Jan
Jan
G2211 Can be Reported with Preventive Services
CMS Issued Transmittal 13015 on December 23, 2024, covering expanded reporting of G2211. CMS allows payment for G2211 when certain [...]
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