Telemedicine gaining acceptance among payors
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Although not entirely embraced by insurers, telemedicine is slowly becoming a more acceptable means of providing care. Even the federal ...
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CMS Proposes Changes to Meaningful Use Reporting Period
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A reprieve could be on the way for the more than 200,000 healthcare providers who have been struggling to meet ...
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Will proposed rule change clear Medicare appeal claims logjam?
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Department of Health and Human Services late last month took a small step toward easing a very big problem. ...
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Feds Step-up Crackdown on Fraudulent Billing for Compounded Meds
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The recent indictment of a St. Petersburg physician who was charged with receiving illegal kickbacks for writing prescriptions for compounded ...
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Feds target healthcare fraud by looking for outliers
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the largest healthcare fraud takedown in its history. Approximately 300 defendants in ...
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Florida Home Health Agencies Targeted by CMS for Pre-claim Review
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Florida is one of five states that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is targeting for a three-year ...
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Genetic testing latest scam targeting Tricare
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Tricare program is once again the target of fraudulent claims. The health insurance program for members of the U.S. ...
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Report: HHS OIG fraud recoveries on the rise
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General recently released its semi-annual Report to Congress outlining ...
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CMS looks to formalize six-year lookback period for Medicare self-referral disclosures
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid recently published a notice proposing revisions to its self-referral disclosure protocol (SRDP). The SRDP ...
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Audit: HHS fails to accurately report and prevent improper payments
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A recent audit of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to determine if the agency is in compliance ...
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