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Investigative Practices Where do Boards Draw the Line?

Investigative Practices Where do Boards Draw the Line?. Issues from a Fraud Perspective Daniel J. Osborne, M.S. Chiropractic Compliance Consultants, Inc. What are the underlying issues?. Aspects include Administrative Civil Criminal. Underlying fraud issues. The Laws & Rules

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Investigative Practices Where do Boards Draw the Line?

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  1. Investigative PracticesWhere do Boards Draw the Line? Issues from a Fraud Perspective Daniel J. Osborne, M.S. Chiropractic Compliance Consultants, Inc.

  2. What are the underlying issues? • Aspects include • Administrative • Civil • Criminal

  3. Underlying fraud issues • The Laws & Rules • Lack of sophistication regarding requirements by boards and third party payors Hot Q: Should license retention depend on passing a knowledge test on health care fraud / abuse and compliance?

  4. Underlying fraud issues • The Facilitators • Unscrupulous individuals and/or organizations take advantage of unsophisticated providers Hot Q: Should licensees be required to advise their boards who they are working with, what’s being taught?

  5. Underlying fraud issues • The Licensee • People have varying backgrounds & motives • The 10-80-10 Rule of Human Conduct • 10 – Top 10%, would never engage in illegal conduct • 80 – Median 80% - chance takers, follow the pack • 10 – Bottom 10% - deviant citizens / would be crooks regardless of the profession

  6. Underlying fraud issues • The Licensee – (continued) • Do most of your complaints involve the bottom 10%? • YES means you’re doing well attacking fraud, efforts can now concentrate on “bad actors”

  7. Underlying fraud issues • The Schemes • Advanced purpose • Reckless disregard • Deliberate ignorance

  8. Underlying fraud issues • The Schemes – COMMON: • General improper coding • Codes reported that are covered but not accurate or rendered • Upcoding • Comprehensive exams, exams not supported by key components

  9. Underlying fraud issues • The Schemes – COMMON: • Unbundling • 98940-42 & 97140, daily exams and CMT • Re-billing schemes • Post payment review to bill for services not previously billed • Mobile labs • Professional/technical split, corporate practice medicine

  10. Underlying fraud issues • The Schemes – COMMON: • Medically unnecessary services • Services not part of documented care plan • Misrepresenting nature of services as 97032 • Aqua bed billed as massage • Compression as 97530, 97014

  11. Underlying fraud issues • The Schemes – COMMON: • Misrepresenting service provider • Therapeutic procedures by unlicensed staff • MD/DC practices • Created to circumvent payor limitations/restrictions paying DC services

  12. Underlying fraud issues • The Schemes and the list goes on, and on, and on…

  13. Conclusion • The lion’s share of exposure to allegations of fraud results from improper billing practices • How knowledgeable are your licensees on correct coding principles?

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