Upcoding in Coronary Bypass Surgery Discussion
I need help with a Health & Medical question. All explanations and answers will be used to help me learn.
For Module 5 Case Study you will review the following case ” Westlake Cardiologist convicted of overbillng for $7 million worth of unnecessary procedures.”
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/westlake-card…
After review of the case, compose a 2-4 paragraph response that accomplishes the following objectives:
- Identifies the main issues/problems presented in the case
- Analyzes the issues in detail, discussing potential factors that contributed to the case, and the effects of the issues on the viability of the health system.
- Discusses the impact of the allegations and settlement on the health care facilities/system, patients and providers.
- Discuss how an effective compliance program could help to mitigate risk of these types of incidences in the future?