O&P Fraud, Abuse and Compliance Conference: Two Weeks Left
Thomas, Peter
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Title:
O&P Fraud, Abuse and Compliance Conference: Two Weeks Left
Creator:
Thomas, Peter
Date:
10/14/2005
Text:
***Two Weeks Left...Don't Miss this Important Conference***
Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville and O&P Business News Present the
Fourth Annual Conference
Protecting & Expanding Your O&P Practice
In Florida this year, the federal government is prosecuting a chain of
DME companies that allegedly billed Medicare $122 million for prostheses
that were not medically necessary nor delivered. In a separate Florida
case, 12 individuals were convicted of $17 million in false claims
involving expensive custom-made orthoses. In Georgia, a practitioner
was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for billing Medicare for
prosthetic devices that were not medically necessary or were not
delivered.
Scam artists and a few bad actors in the field of O&P are causing
increased government scrutiny of all O&P practices. Probe audits are
increasing as government contractors are under pressure to root-out
fraud. Accordingly, it is becoming more important for O&P owners and
administrators to ensure that there practice is fully compliant with
federal regulatory requirements. Minor errors in documentation can lead
to substantial financial losses for your practice. Seemingly
commonplace marketing endeavors may place your practice at risk. An
innocent mistake or ignorance of the law can destroy a practice and
reputation that took decades to develop.
To learn how you can safeguard your practice, attend the 4th Annual
Conference Protecting & Expanding Your O&P Practice. This two-day,
intensive course will focus on fraud & abuse, compliance, and billing
issues that are specific to the O&P field. Additionally, the conference
will include sessions on improving your clinical documentation and
proactive strategies for expanding your practice.
When: Friday and Saturday, October 28 and 29, 2005.
Where: Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
Course Director: Peter W. Thomas, Esq.
To learn more and register for this conference, visit
<URL Redacted> < <URL Redacted>>
or call 1-877-307-5225.
Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville and O&P Business News Present the
Fourth Annual Conference
Protecting & Expanding Your O&P Practice
In Florida this year, the federal government is prosecuting a chain of
DME companies that allegedly billed Medicare $122 million for prostheses
that were not medically necessary nor delivered. In a separate Florida
case, 12 individuals were convicted of $17 million in false claims
involving expensive custom-made orthoses. In Georgia, a practitioner
was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for billing Medicare for
prosthetic devices that were not medically necessary or were not
delivered.
Scam artists and a few bad actors in the field of O&P are causing
increased government scrutiny of all O&P practices. Probe audits are
increasing as government contractors are under pressure to root-out
fraud. Accordingly, it is becoming more important for O&P owners and
administrators to ensure that there practice is fully compliant with
federal regulatory requirements. Minor errors in documentation can lead
to substantial financial losses for your practice. Seemingly
commonplace marketing endeavors may place your practice at risk. An
innocent mistake or ignorance of the law can destroy a practice and
reputation that took decades to develop.
To learn how you can safeguard your practice, attend the 4th Annual
Conference Protecting & Expanding Your O&P Practice. This two-day,
intensive course will focus on fraud & abuse, compliance, and billing
issues that are specific to the O&P field. Additionally, the conference
will include sessions on improving your clinical documentation and
proactive strategies for expanding your practice.
When: Friday and Saturday, October 28 and 29, 2005.
Where: Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
Course Director: Peter W. Thomas, Esq.
To learn more and register for this conference, visit
<URL Redacted> < <URL Redacted>>
or call 1-877-307-5225.
Citation
Thomas, Peter, “O&P Fraud, Abuse and Compliance Conference: Two Weeks Left,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/225590.
