Florida Respiratory Therapist Arrested for Alleged Elder Abuse
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A Lee County, Florida, registered respiratory therapist at HealthPark Medical Center in Fort Myers, Florida, was arrested and charged with battery on an elderly patient. The respiratory therapist was arrested by the Attorney General’s (AG) Medicaid Fraud Control […]
Florida Attorney General Targets Targeted Case Management Fraud
By Christopher E. Brown, J.D., The Health Law Firm Due to increased fraud throughout the system, the Florida Attorney General (AG), through the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), is focusing its attention on Medicaid targeted case management (TCM) services. TCM services were created to assist children with documented mental health conditions in gaining access to […]
Internal Medicine Specialists Should Be Aware of Impending Medicare Audits
Coming to a medical practice near you. . . It’s scary, it’s horrible, and it could cost you a lot of money! It’s the dreaded Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) audit. The Horror! The Horror! First Coast Service Options, the Medicare contractor for Florida, announced a new prepayment audit program that will impact Internal Medicine […]