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   BattleDwarfGimli (battledwarfgimli@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 01:24:10 JST BattleDwarfGimli
   Major hospital: "We have no treatment records for your client."
   
   Also major hospital: "... But here's a bill for $135,000, for your client..."
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     Snidely_Whiplash (snidely_whiplash@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 01:24:09 JST Snidely_Whiplash

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     Working on the back end of medical records systems, they are lying. The thing that doesn't happen is all of the records getting lost. That's because mishandling medical records means doctors and hospital adminstrators and IT people can go to prison.
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     Trevor Goodchild:verified::pondering_orb: (trevorgoodchild@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 01:29:23 JST Trevor Goodchild:verified::pondering_orb:

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     @Snidely_Whiplash @BattleDwarfGimli Even worse if they falsify. Because once they get caught (they always get caught) they catch penalties that wipe out whatever profit margins they eked out from the fraud. Hospitals aren't like banksters, they can't factor in massive fines as the cost of doing business. And if a US hospital loses the ability to charge Medicare/Medicaid that is usually a death sentence.
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     Trevor Goodchild:verified::pondering_orb: (trevorgoodchild@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 01:29:24 JST Trevor Goodchild:verified::pondering_orb:

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     @Snidely_Whiplash @BattleDwarfGimli Also, billing for services provided without supporting documentation is textbook medical fraud. Big no-no.
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     Snidely_Whiplash (snidely_whiplash@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 01:29:24 JST Snidely_Whiplash

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     Doesn't stop them, unless it's Medicare/Medicaid. Then they fake the records.
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 01:30:02 JST Bread up, Bro

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     @TrevorGoodchild @Snidely_Whiplash @BattleDwarfGimli I could see some small providers playing at this game, but big hospitals usually have quite a bit of scrutiny.
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     Trevor Goodchild:verified::pondering_orb: (trevorgoodchild@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 01:40:05 JST Trevor Goodchild:verified::pondering_orb:

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     • Snidely_Whiplash
     @sickburnbro @Snidely_Whiplash @BattleDwarfGimli Being a small-time provider that commits Medicare/Medicaid fraud is absolutely asinine. Not only will they hit you with a five or six digit fine that you have to pay, in full (no negotiation) but every time you apply or reapply for hospital privileges they specifically ask you "have you lost the ability to take Medicare/Medicaid at any point in your career?". It's like a dishonorable discharge for medical professionals.
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 01:40:05 JST Bread up, Bro

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     @TrevorGoodchild @Snidely_Whiplash @BattleDwarfGimli for sure, but that doesn't stop them from thinking they can get away with it.
     
     I think the case I'm thinking of what something where they slipped into falsifying their records because of an honest oversight then realized they keeping accurate records was tough and so why bother .. etc.
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     AsukaNeko (asukaneko@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 01:42:59 JST AsukaNeko

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     • Snidely_Whiplash
     @TrevorGoodchild @sickburnbro @Snidely_Whiplash @BattleDwarfGimli Like everything else, greed is the downfall.
     They already have carte blanche to overcharge on every drug and procedure, but the greed makes them skip all that and go full fraud.
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 01:43:30 JST Bread up, Bro

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     @AsukaNeko @TrevorGoodchild @Snidely_Whiplash @BattleDwarfGimli indeed the whole reimbursement scheme is a problem