DESCRIPTION
This lecture can be applied toward the 8 C.E. credits required for the NCMIC 5% discount for chiropractors.
This 3-hour course of instruction that presents the basic elements of professional fraud to make sure doctors do not accidentally commit fraud. If insurance fraud were a single company, it would be a Fortune 100 company. Insurance companies are becoming more vigilant to prevent fraud by initiating civil legal action to recoup fraudulent payments to doctors and to help deter fraud. Errors in documentation in Medicare have been found to be very common according to the Inspector General of CMS. CMS considers errors in documentation to be fraud. Thus, it is important for chiropractors to understand the minimum requirements for billing and documentation of the Medicare patient.