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Iowa Agency Pays $5.6 Million To Settle Face-To-Face, Physician Order Charges
Published on Fri Feb 27, 2015
Your problems with the face-to-face physician encounter requirements could get you in more trouble than just denied claims. F2F violations contributed to one home health agency’s $5.6 million settlement of fraud charges, according to a Department of Justice release. ResCare Iowa Inc., a subsidiary of Louis-ville, Ky.-based ResCare Inc., billed Medicare and Medicaid without documenting compliance with F2F or physician order [...]