Below are the questions received during our recent webinar, Escalation Policies: What Are They and What Is Their Purpose, originally presented on May 11, 2021. These questions have been answered by the webinar presenter, Sean M. Weiss, CHC, CMCO, CEMA, CPMA, CMPE, CPC-P, CPC.
Links to materials mentioned in the presentation:
1. Justice Department Recovers Over $2.2 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2020:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-relea ... 6/download
2. https://www.justice.gov/criminal-fraud/ ... 1/download
Tip from a webinar attendee:
I have always recommended that practices print out policies to PDF which puts a date on the saved document so that they can show the date when the policy was in effect since the payer can change their policy.