A Jackson psychiatrist has agreed to pay 216-thousand dollars to settle allegations of Medicare and Medicaid fraud after a multiyear investigation concluded.
The U-S Attorney's Office alleges that Doctor Viacin Faeza Jones misused billing codes and billed Medicare and Medicaid for excessive numbers of patients per day. A U-S Department of Justice release says that Jones billed for treating up to 116 patients in a single day and was paid about 30 to 125 dollars from Medicare or Medicaid for each claim.
The 216-thousand dollar settlement represents repayment for the wrongfully obtained funds, plus penalties in excess of 100-thousand dollars.
Documenting Psychiatrists Behaving Badly
Of all professions, psychiatrists seem to get into the most trouble. I have been collecting stories about psychiatric screwups for a while. Sadly, it has been disgustingly easy to do. We post stories with links to the original sources. We couldn't make this stuff up if we wanted to. My Name is Sickmind Fraud.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Jackson psychiatrist accused of fraud pays settlement
From WMC-TV 5 out of Memphis, Tennessee
No comments:
Post a Comment