Gang

Group of stevedores usually 4 to 5 members with supervisor assigned to a hold or portion of the vessel being loaded or unloaded.

Gang visits

1. Significant number of daily evaluation and management (E&M) visits by the same physician to multiple patients at a facility within a 24-hour period. When insurance claims reach the insurance carrier in this type of situation, it may result in medical review to determine medical necessity for the visits. 2. In Medicare fraud, to bill based on gang visits (e.g., a provider who visits a nursing facility and bills for 20 visits without furnishing any specific service to, or on behalf of, individual patients).