According to the report, some patient bills will arrive almost a year after the procedure. Morehouse School of Medicine, an affiliate of Morehouse Medical Associates, said a computer glitch occurred when Morehouse Medical Associates transitioned to a new computer billing system.
The move and associated glitch resulted in thousands of bills that requested payment without details, according to the report.
Read the 11Alive report on Morehouse Medical Associates.
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