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Audit (A-06-13-00004)

02-18-2014
Ben Taub Hospital Claimed Unallowable Medicare Reimbursement for Hospital Outpatient Dental Services

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Summary

Ben Taub General Hospital (Ben Taub Hospital) (operating in Texas) claimed Medicare reimbursement for 344 hospital outpatient dental services that did not comply with Medicare requirements. As a result, we concluded that Ben Taub Hospital improperly received $819,000 in Medicare reimbursement for services provided during the period January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2011.

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