California sues over practice of 'balance billing' (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
California has sued one of the state's largest hospital operators to stop the company from billing privately insured patients for balances on medical services not paid by the insurer.
California sues over practice of 'balance billing' (San Francisco Chronicle)
California has sued one of the state's largest hospital operators to stop the company from billing privately insured patients for balances on medical services not paid by the insurer. The practice _ known as "balance billing _ is becoming increasingly common...
Rampant Medicare fraud and confusion needs solutions such as the audit progra...
Eighty-two-year-old F.J. Paffe asked me what I was willing to do about the problem of a medical billing system that is "sick." He felt that an earlier column I wrote on the topic had not gone far enough, especially in view of what he believes is rampant Medicare fraud and confusion.
Stolen University of Utah Medical Files Recovered (FOX 13 Utah)
Three people involved in the theft of millions of medical records didn't have the ability, knowledge or equipment to decode personal information from the backup tapes, authorities said Wednesday. Salt Lake County sheriff's investigators said a caller led detectives to the University of Utah billing records that were burglarized last month from a courier's vehicle.
Two Men Arrested After University of Utah Hospital Medical Files Recovered (K...
Salt Lake County sheriff's investigators say a caller led deputies to medical billing records that were stolen last month from a courier's car.
California Files Lawsuit Against Hospital Chain Seeking End To 'Balance Billi...
The California Department of Managed Health Care on Friday filed a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court seeking to stop the hospital chain Prime Healthcare Services from billing patients for the cost of services above what their HMOs are willing to pay, the Los Angeles Times reports. The practice is known as "balance billing."In 2006, Gov.
Stolen University of Utah medical files recovered (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Three people involved in the theft of millions of medical records didn't have the ability, knowledge or equipment to decode personal information from the backup tapes, authorities said.
Erda man allegedly at center of massive medical records theft (Tooele Transcr...
Salt Lake County police say an Erda man is connected with the theft of tapes containing University of Utah patient billing records ? a crime that may have compromised the personal data of 1.5 million patients.
Woman pleads guilty to health care fraud (Baltimore Sun)
A Severna Park woman pleaded guilty in federal court to health care fraud yesterday for billing for medical services she did not provide, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
Novant plans shift in billing operations (BizJournals)
Novant Health Inc. will make changes in its billing operations, but the switch will not result in job losses, the company said.
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