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Growth of Telemedicine Sees Increase in Healthcare Fraud

Earlier this month, a New York anesthesiologist was indicted on charges stemming from her role in an alleged telemedicine conspiracy ...
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New Telehealth Law Takes Effect in Florida

Close-up of hands of a nurse typing on laptop On June 25, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB ...
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HIPAA Violations Result in More Than Fines: Beware of Jail Time

Prison Cell Background Late last month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a 62-year-old woman would be spending a ...
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Inpatient Providers Settle Payment Dispute with CMS over Medicare Claims

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has ended a two-year dispute settling appeals from inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF) ...
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OCR Fact Sheet Clarifies BA Liability Under HIPAA

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights recently issued a new fact sheet on the ...
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OIG Alert: Beware of Genetic Testing Scam

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) recently sent out an alert about ...
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OIG Cracks Down on Home Health Questionable Billing Practices

A few years back, as part of its Work Plan, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of ...
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Incident-to Billing Investigation Ends in $118,000 Fine

A physician in Texarkana, Texas recently agreed to pay $118,000 to settle allegations he engaged in improper billing practices for ...
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Florida’s Behavior Analysts Make Some Strides

Close-up of psychiatrist hands in those of patient Last month, we wrote about Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) ...
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DoD Wants to Impose CMPs on Those Who Defraud TRICARE

Plagued by fraud and abuse targeting its TRICARE program, the U.S. Department of Defense, on May 1, issued a proposed ...
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