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National Healthcare Audit Roundup: Sutter Health Hit with $90 Million FCA Settlement

September 13, 2021 Ronald Hirsch, MD | Knicole Emanuel Esq. | David Glaser, Esq. | Ellen Fink-Samnick | Susan Gatehouse | Mary Inman Esq. Season 11 Episode 469
Monitor Mondays
National Healthcare Audit Roundup: Sutter Health Hit with $90 Million FCA Settlement
Show Notes

They take no breaks.

Auditors for the government and payers continue to work around the clock, auditing Medicare and Medicaid claims, looking for low-hanging fruit, hoping to ding providers for mistakes made when submitting bills for medical services. Monitor Mondays will have the latest national audit news during the next live edition of the trusted weekly news and information Internet radio broadcast.

Featured updates from well-respected Monitor Mondays consultants include the following:

  • Lead Story: Famed whistleblower attorney Mary Inman, partner at Constantine Cannon, will report on the second-largest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement under the False Claims Act (FCA). California’s Sutter Health will pay the government $90 million for allegedly submitting inaccurate and unsupported medical information on tens of thousands of patients.

  • Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, will return with another installment of his popular segment.

  • RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, a partner at the law firm of Practus, will file the Monitor Mondays RAC Report.

  • Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrikson & Bryon, will join the broadcast with his trademark segment, reporting on legal implications facing healthcare providers.

  • SDoH Report: Ellen Fink-Samnick, a nationally recognized expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will have the latest news on a trending topic that is attracting significant media attention. Ellen will also conduct the Monitor Mondays Listeners Survey.