Opioid Crackdown Requires Increased Focus on Compliance
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
It’s not just drug dealers and traffickers selling opioids who have become the target of law enforcement. Earlier this month, ...
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CMS Proposes Changes to 2018 Medicare Fee Schedule
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that will update Medicare payment and policies ...
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OIG Cracks Down on Hospice Provider Fraud
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Last year, the HHS Office of the Inspector General stated the hospice fraud was rampant and that it would be ...
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June a busy month for healthcare fraud enforcement
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Individual physicians, medical billers, DME manufacturers, healthcare executives and even entire healthcare systems were on the receiving end of the ...
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New Florida Law Cracks Down on Patient Brokering by Drug Treatment Providers
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Effective July 1, drug treatment providers in Florida must comply with stringent new regulations designed to crackdown on corruption within ...
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Genesis Healthcare Settlement Another Example of Government’s Anti-Fraud Campaign
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Whatever else is taking place in the nation’s capital these days, one thing is for certain, there is no letup ...
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OIG: CMS Overpaid Providers Millions in EHR Incentive Payments
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report finding that the Centers ...
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OCR Provides Update on HIPAA Enforcement Efforts
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The recent WannaCry ransomware attack impacting hospital and healthcare information systems worldwide shone a bright light on the vulnerabilities of ...
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Billing Medicare for Free Samples Can Land Healthcare Providers in Hot Water
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
It’s not unusual for physicians to receive free samples to give to their patients. But billing the federal government for ...
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Study: Medicare Appeals Process Reforms Not Enough to Eliminate Backlog
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) current and proposed reforms may not be enough to eliminate the appeals ...
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