DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2011 Issue 8 (August)

Understanding E/M: 'Fast track' billing lands doctor in the slammer

Physicians who think their billing patterns are too miniscule to capture the notice of government auditors might want to pay attention to the case of a pain management physician who will be serving a year in prison and paying more than $700,000 in restitution for a billing pattern he termed “fast-tracking,” according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice. 

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