A Louisiana health agency unintentionally deducted approximately $3.4 million from reimbursements to physicians for care provided to the poor through the federal Medicaid program, according to a news report by the Advocate Capitol News Bureau.
The Department of Health and Hospitals is blaming computer glitches for the reimbursement error. A DHH spokesperson said affected healthcare providers should see the reimbursement appear in their bank accounts by today, according to the report.
The reimbursement error follows another incident that took place last year when DDH overpaid Medicaid providers $11.6 million, which the health agency also blamed on computer malfunctions.
Read the Advocate Capitol News Bureau's report about the Department of Health and Hospitals reimbursement error.
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The Department of Health and Hospitals is blaming computer glitches for the reimbursement error. A DHH spokesperson said affected healthcare providers should see the reimbursement appear in their bank accounts by today, according to the report.
The reimbursement error follows another incident that took place last year when DDH overpaid Medicaid providers $11.6 million, which the health agency also blamed on computer malfunctions.
Read the Advocate Capitol News Bureau's report about the Department of Health and Hospitals reimbursement error.
Read other coverage about healthcare information technology:
- ONC Launches Comprehensive Certified EHR Product List
- Office of Personnel Management to Launch Reform-Mandated Database
- Survey Shows Very Few Physicians E-mailing Patients