A September to Remember for Healthcare Fraud
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
To say that federal healthcare fraud investigators have been busy in September would be an understatement. In the last few ...
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Telemedicine Company Owner, Doctor Plead Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The owner and chief executive of a telemedicine company, along with a New Jersey physician, have pleaded guilty for their ...
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Watchdog Agency Cracking Down on Improper Billing by HHAs
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General issued its latest report on ...
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DOJ Cites Significant Costs and Burdens on Request to Dismiss Qui Tam Case
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Department of Justice has once again exercised its authority under the False Claims Act in seeking the dismissal of ...
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CMS Program to Give Providers Access to Medicare Patient Data
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
In an effort to accelerate the transformation of the nation’s healthcare system to one that is value-based, the Centers for ...
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MedPAC: Eliminate “Incident to” Billing for ARNPs and NPs
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
If Congress adopts the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC), most recent recommendations, “incident to†billing could become a thing of ...
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Healthcare Data Breaches Continue to Break Records
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
There isn’t a day that goes by that some healthcare organization hasn’t fallen victim to a data breach. Thousands of ...
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DOJ Intervenes in FCA Lawsuit Filed Against Medical Device Maker
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit filed against medical device maker Life Spine Inc., along ...
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Labs Settle With UnitedHealthcare For $56.2 Million
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. has agreed to settle a lawsuit it filed in 2016 against five toxicology laboratory companies for $56.2 ...
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Report: Many High-Risk Medicaid Providers Not Undergoing Critical Background Checks
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Eighteen states failed to properly screen high-risk providers before allowing them to receive Medicaid payments by the July 2018 deadline ...
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