Do you sign up for email lists and then wonder why you did it? We all do, don’t we?  But, one email I always read is from the Department of Justice that links to a description of actions, settlements and indictments related to health care billing and coding

A few years ago, an Orthopedic practice returned $4.48 million dollars to the Medicare Trust Fund.  Although it is in the public record, I’ve used “The Practice” in place of the name of the group, and inserted my commentary.

1. The Practice certified that it met certain standards related to the “meaningful use” of electronic health records when the practice had, in fact, not met those standards;

Well, this is an obvious no-no.  Not much to say about attesting that you met meaningful-use standards when you didn’t.