The health system voluntarily disclosed that, between December 2015 and November 2022, it submitted claims for annual wellness visit services that were not supported by the medical record. After discovering a discrepancy with documentation requirements, Penn State Health’s compliance office took corrective action and disclosed the matter to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
“We have worked with [the] United States Attorney’s Office and Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General on a settlement and repayment of any reimbursements that did not fully meet Medicare documentation requirements,” a spokesperson for the system said in a statement shared with Becker’s.
Penn State Health is a five-hospital system that comprises more than 3,000 providers and 90 medical office locations, according to its website.
