ded1982
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I need some direction on where to go with an issue I witnessed at a prior job. I was forced to quit a job I was at last year around this time due to harsh and manipulating circumstances where my employers had tried to force us to upcode visits for higher reimbursements. When told that if I did not comply with what they were requesting, even though the documentation did not support the levels they were wanting us to bill, it would be considered insubordination and certain aspects of my job that I had earned would be taken away from me (forcing more hours, taking away the option of working from home when I lived 4 hours from the office I worked for and pretty much stating that they would make my job miserable for me if I refused to code to the specifications they demanded). And note, these demands came from the owners of the clinics I worked for who have no history in the medical field, were just the business owners of the clinic and out to make the most money possible despite what the documentation supported. I quit that job immediately, refusing to upcode ANY of the visits as they had wanted and, after being unemployed for close to 8 months, have finally found another coding position. My question is, what steps do I need to take to report these former employers? I have emails from them telling me upcode visits, as well as documentation showing that the doctor's notes did not support the documentation that we were being told to code for. I chose not to pursue the issue at that time because my focus was on finding a new job and, to be honest, was a little weary of my former employers and the affects it might have on my job search if I brought light to the subject at that time. Any help or advice on where to go with this would be greatly appreciated!
