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Talk Ten Tuesdays
The False Claims Act and the Role Played by Coders
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The recent $14.1 million False Claims Act settlement against Complete Health Partners Holdings, a management services organization operating provider groups in Florida, Alabama, and Colorado, brings to light the role coders can play in False Claims Act cases.
In this instance, it was alleged that Complete Health Partners Holdings directed physicians to add high-value, risk-adjusting codes for Drug and Alcohol Dependence and Major Depressive, Bipolar, and Paranoid Disorders to the medical records of Medicare Advantage patients when those codes were not indicated.
So, listen and learn when special guest Liz Soltan, counsel for Whistleblower Partners, will discuss the role of coders in these cases.
The popular weekly Internet broadcast will also feature these additional instantly recognizable panelists, who will report more news during their segments:
• POV: Penny Jefferson, Manager of Coding & Clinical Documentation Integrity Services for the University of California-Davis Medical Center, will share her point of view during the broadcast.
• CDI Report: Cheryl Ericson will provide an update on all things clinical documentation integrity (CDI).
• SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson will report on news happening at the intersection of compliance and medical record coding.
• The Coding Report: Christine Geiger will report on the latest coding news.
• Talk Ten Tuesday News Desk: Timothy Powell, will deliver the latest news from the Talk Ten Tuesday News Desk.
