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Hospital to pay $3M over improper billing charges
Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, N.Y., will pay more than $3 million to settle claims that it improperly billed Medicare and Medicaid, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. The medical
Hospital faces $8.1M suit for inflated malnutrition rates, gaming reimbursements
Kernan Hospital in Baltimore is facing a $8.1 million lawsuit for manipulating patient data to receive more federal reimbursements, reports The Baltimore Sun. According to the lawsuit filed by the
Geisinger ordered to pay back $1.3M after overbilling Medicare
Perhaps a savvy and timely PR move by Geisinger? A day after the system's Danville, Pa.-medical center agreed to pay the feds $1.3 million over "erroneously submitted" improper Medicare claims, it
CMS starts process to help physical therapists self-identify errors
CMS recently mailed its first set of comparative billing reports (CBRs) to 5,000 physical therapists across the nation to help self-identify errors. CMS created the CBRs to help providers prevent
Advocate Health refunds $3.5M to patients
Advocate Health Care has agreed to refund as much as $3.5 million in payments to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that the network overcharged uninsured patients. The Oak Brook, IL-based
