Natchez Regional Medical Center collections behind
"They had projected about
"I don't know where they got that number from -- I think they made some assumptions I was not privy to -- but some of that has to do with the fact that for the August and September billings, some of the professionals (at the hospital) had not been certified (for that period)."
In medical billing, doctors and other providers have to be certified with
Since the hospital's change of ownership from
Bankruptcy attorney
The trust has been able to recoup approximately
"That (amount recovered) is not a small amount, and they are hoping for more," Lazarus said. "They are questioning a number of those audits, and our position is some of those monies that were paid over by
At this point, the liquidating trust has paid approximately
The trust will soon start the process of reviewing claims against it and filing objections with the court against any it does not find reasonable, he said.
The trust also applied for meaningful use incentive payments with the
The projections included approximately
"Now we are just in a situation of waiting to collect additional receivables, and meaningful use money will be a big piece of that for us," he said.
The trust also has
The final
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