Author "Michael Miscoe"

By Michael Miscoe
In Billing
Apr 3rd, 2023
Healthcare provider pays for billing Medicare before services were fully performed. In U.S. ex rel. Montcrieff v. Peripheral Vascular Associates, 2023 WL 139319 (W.D. Tex. 2023), the court indicated it will award a minimum of $24 million in total dama...
By Michael Miscoe
In Billing
May 2nd, 2022
Billing consultant implicated in healthcare provider’s wrongdoing. Can I be prosecuted for fraud because of my involvement in submitting a false claim? This is a common question from medical coding and billing personnel, especially when they have conc...
By Michael Miscoe
In Audit
Dec 1st, 2020
Comments Off on When Do I Report a Provider to the OIG?
When to report a provider to the ...
By Michael Miscoe
Feb 18th, 2020
Comments Off on “Grit” is Necessary to Achieve a Higher Standard
The New York Post ran a story that caught my attention regarding a recent study conducted by a research team led by University of Pennsylvania psychologist and author Angela Duckworth, PhD. Dr. Duckworth chose my alma mater, the United States Military...
By Michael Miscoe
Dec 19th, 2019
Comments Off on Passion, Honor, and Integrity
As I write this article, the Cadets of the US Military Academy (Army) are preparing to square off with the Midshipmen of the US Naval Academy. This is a storied rivalry dating back to 1890. What makes this rivalry unique is that the teams don’t dislik...