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Originally Posted by christine J Toft
Letters went from TVH by email stating they were having an issue that's got government agencies involved. They have to pay back Medicare. I'm guessing these are not simple mistakes.
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And I'm guessing they are simple mistakes, typically generated by EMR coding, and
HIGHLY UNLIKELY to be intentional.
Read the letter----TVH conducted their own internal review, which is something most practices do----we would review each others coding and documentation to spot any problems. Having found "something". they then hired outside consultants to look into it further. "Government agencies", probably CMS (Center for Medicare Services), are required to be notified of any irregularity along these lines.
THERE IS NO CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD PATIENTS, THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL AT ALL.
If jumping to conclusions without any knowledge of the processes involved were an Olympic sport, this thread would have multiple gold medal winners. And I would like to upgrade my assessment of the OPs chance of being scammed from 99.9999% to 100%.