Archive for July 2018
CMS Proposes Sweeping Changes to Restore Doctor-Patient Relationship
Talk to any healthcare provider and one of the things you likely will hear is that they spend too much time on paperwork and not enough time with patients. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says it wants to change that. Earlier this month, the agency that administers the Medicare program proposed what…
Read MoreSen. Rubio to Introduce Bill to Crackdown on Florida Shuffle
Have you heard of the Florida Shuffle? It’s not a new dance step, it’s what they call it when substance abusers come to Florida to get clean, leave treatment, continue using and come back again, all the while having their treatment paid for by insurance. Florida is, according to published reports, the nation’s second most…
Read MoreCommon Healthcare Fraud Schemes
Last month’s indictment of more than 600 people nationwide in what the feds dubbed “the largest healthcare fraud takedown in history,†should serve as a warning that the government is serious about cracking down on those who abuse the system. As we wrote about in June, of the 601 defendants charged, 165 were medical professionals…
Read MoreHIPAA Violation Results in $4.3M Fine for Cancer Center
If you haven’t taken stringent measures to protect patient privacy, this recent ruling from a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administrative Law Judge might spur you into action. The ALJ ruled that University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center violated HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and granted summary judgment to the Office for…
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