**A: it depends entirely on the circumstances.lili2000 said:What is the name of your state? California
If my company made a mistake and company's client sues for potential damages, can i be held responsible financially or otherwise?
HomeGuru said:**A: it depends entirely on the circumstances.
Any useful response would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.lili2000 said:It is a medical billing co. Client is a dr....data entry error that can jeopardize dr's license. Error was ongoing and started well before I got hired. Obviously, I was not the one who made the data entry error, but I didn't catch it during my employment...On my scheduled last day with this company client was WAY upset and my company is not sure how to correct such error for such long time. I am no longer with them, but just wanna make sure that I am ok on the long run. My company probably will tell client that i was fired, which is not true, but that does not concern me. Should I worry?
cbg said:Keep your shirt on, lili. It was the weekend and we're all volunteers here. We have lives and families and other things to do.
Based SOLELY on the information on your post, the only thing you can be held liable for is failing to catch the error. But you've not provided us with very many details, so you can't take that as a guarantee.
Beth3 said:Lilli, MUCH depends on how the government wishes to proceed - whether they're going to pursue your employer on a criminal basis for Medicare fraud or take other legal action and if that happens, how the "stuff" is going to hit the fan for your employer and whether they'll be looking for scapegoats - and whether that will even matter from legal liability perspective for the company. I tend to doubt that pleading ignorance won't get them too far as in essence they'll be saying "We did such a lousy job, were such bad managers, and had such poor controls in place we had no idea what was going on." Handling Medicaid/Medicare billing is a serious matter and not something to be done on a half-assed basis by any organization.
You may want to consult with several attorneys now just to have someone identified in advance who can represent you if the need arises. Other than that, you're completely in wait and see mode. The ball is in someone else's court. Good luck.