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These are rules for being a Medicare participating provider and the consequence of violating them is that you can't bill Medicare. I want to see one example of
by aczerepinski 11y ago
These are rules for being a Medicare participating provider and the consequence of violating them is that you can't bill Medicare. I want to see one example of an individual doing time or even paying a fine for failing a CMS condition.
There are providers who don't bill Medicare, don't undergo CMS surveys, and don't follow the COPs. You guys are going overboard in calling it "the law."
- jforman 11y agoA lab at Cleveland Clinic was placed in Immediate Jeopardy status a few months ago. They voluntarily stopped some services temporarily and were fined $600,000. http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/cms-fines-cleveland-clinic-hospital-for-lab-deficiencies.html http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/cms-fines-cleve... Whether or not regulations are technically "laws" is beside the point, and arguing about it so much is pedantic. The feds show up with a gun and have full authority to fine you or even padlock your lab (which has happened plenty of times). Theranos is in plenty of legal (or regulatory, who cares) hot water right now, whatever you call it.
- sandebert 11y agoRelevant Family Guy. https://youtu.be/OpbdGnJbneE https://youtu.be/OpbdGnJbneE
- aczerepinski 11y agoThanks for posting (and to seanccox who posted a similar link). I'm wrong, and it appears the lab business is different from other health care businesses where most surveys contain deficiencies and everybody just keeps working.