tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 19

DOCUMENTATION: Know How To Cope With Altered Documentation

6 tips guide your actions when someone makes unauthorized revisionsThere's no need to panic if you suspect that someone in your practice - either a doctor or other staff person - has altered documentation incorrectly.Attorneys offer the following six suggestions to deal with this situation:1. Call an attorney. The country is full of False Claims Act attorneys who will be happy to help you with this problem, says Stephen Meagher, a San Francisco attorney and former federal prosecutor. 2. Self-disclose as quickly as possible. The HHS Office of Inspector General and Medicare carriers all have fraud hotlines, notes...

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