Is the PSR using AI to root out dodgy Medicare billing? We ask its boss
GP Dr Chin Ven Tan was found guilty last year of altering medical records on an “industrial scale” to conceal inappropriate Medicare claims. According to…
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PSR uses customised software to detect GP supervisor’s dodgy MBS billings
A GP supervisor has been found guilty of altering medical records on an “industrial scale” in an attempt to cover up his inappropriate Medicare claims.…
Doctors repaid $30 million in rebates last year, PSR says
The PSR recouped $31.6 million for Medicare through 87 negotiated outcomes and 13 committee decisions last financial year, the watchdog’s annual report says. This compared…
Four GPs admit breaches of Medicare’s 30/20 rule for phone consults: PSR
The PSR has reported its first cases of doctors repaying Medicare rebates after breaching the 30/20 rule on phone consults. Introduced in October 2022, the…
PSR orders neurologist to repay $1.5 million in rebates for EEGs, nerve conduction tests and consult items
A neurologist will repay $1.5 million in Medicare rebates after the Professional Services Review found he altered EEG referrals to claim higher rebates and inaccurately…
GP fails in legal bid to quash ‘unfair’ $517,000 PSR repayment order
A GP who took the Professional Services Review to court to avoid repaying $517,000 in Medicare rebates, arguing it was harsh and unfair, has lost…
Federal Court dismisses GP’s claim that PSR must hold in-person hearings
A GP who appealed Professional Services Review findings on the basis he was not offered multiple in-person hearings during a nine-month investigation has lost his court…
Four doctors to repay $1.2m in Medicare rebates: PSR review
Four doctors have agreed to repay almost $1.2 million in Medicare rebates after the Professional Services Review uncovered shortcomings in their billing practices. In one…
PSR appeals GP’s court win over demand for 25 years of patient records
The Professional Services Review says it is appealing a court ruling that blocked its demand for a GP to provide up to 25 years’ worth…
GP repays $455,000 in rebates and cops six-month ban on claiming MBS item 23
A GP has agreed to repay almost half a million dollars to Medicare after admitting inappropriate claims for various skin procedures and consultation items, the…
