tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 11

CONCIERGE CARE: Concierge Physician Gets Burned for Medical Record Maintenance

Massachusetts levies fine on physician who didn't keep records, wasn't up-front about certificationIf you-re running a concierge practice, you had better save those records.A Massachusetts physician who owns a concierge practice was hit with a $2,500 fine in January for failing to keep a patient's records for seven years. The patient requested her medical records, but the physician was unable to provide them, prompting a charge from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine that the physician did not follow board regulations in medical records maintenance. In addition, the physician claimed to be board-certified, even though his...

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