{"id":574,"date":"2013-03-05T13:49:58","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T13:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalbillingstar.com\/blog\/?p=574"},"modified":"2017-02-14T10:42:23","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T10:42:23","slug":"28-million-dollar-fineprevent-your-practice-from-being-booked-under-the-false-claims-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillingstar.com\/blog\/28-million-dollar-fineprevent-your-practice-from-being-booked-under-the-false-claims-act\/","title":{"rendered":"28 Million Dollar Fine,Prevent Your Practice From Being Booked Under The False Claims Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

False Claims And A 28 Million Dollar Lawsuit !<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

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False claims, data breaches and billing errors happen to others right ? ! No. It can happen to your practice, despite your efforts and best intentions. Don\u2019t wait for a watershed moment to catch you unawares and throw you off the course. Federal regulations are becoming stricter, and the penalties and punishments for fraud and abuse allegations, are more unforgiving.<\/p>\n

28 Million Dollar Fine For Fraudulent Billing\u2026<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Even as this blog is being written a nursing home based in Illinois has been booked for charges against the false claims act.<\/strong> Two ex employees filed a case against the nursing home for providing inadequate care. And, sending, multiple fraudulent claims to insurance companies. The hospital was penalized for offering useless services and more than 19 million dollars for filing false claims.<\/p>\n

The employees were awarded more than 400,000 dollars for bringing to light the billing malpractices of the nursing home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What Is A False Claim ?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

There are physicians who end up with summons for faults they were not even aware of. To safeguard your medical practice from false claims you must first be aware of what constitutes a false claim.<\/p>\n