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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Relias

Yet coding mistakes can mean lost revenue, or worse — fines, compliance, and legal issues. Another case alleged that a health system defrauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of $1 billion because doctors were pressured to add diagnosis codes to medical records that were nonexistent or unrelated to the visit.

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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Relias

Yet coding mistakes can mean lost revenue, or worse — fines, compliance, and legal issues. Another case alleged that a health system defrauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of $1 billion because doctors were pressured to add diagnosis codes to medical records that were nonexistent or unrelated to the visit.

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Opinion: ReDonda Vaught Conviction Raises Serious Concerns for Healthcare Delivery

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted an inspection of VUMC and issued a Statement of Deficiencies surrounding Murphey’s death, which sparked a criminal investigation into Vaught. In 2021, after the criminal investigation was initiated, the TN Board of Nursing later revoked her nursing license in July of 2021.