Updating HIPAA compliance in an age of data breaches
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Recent data breaches at some of the country’s major healthcare organizations have prompted the Office of the National Coordinator for ...
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What happens if you become the target of a healthcare fraud investigation?
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
No healthcare provider wants to become the target of a healthcare fraud investigation. But, as we have seen, it happens ...
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Whistleblower lawsuits: How to avoid becoming a target
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Earlier this month, three former managers of AIDS Healthcare Foundation Inc. (AHF) filed federal and state Whistleblower Act claims against ...
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Feds use data analytics to detect and investigate Medicare fraud
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
There have been countless stories in the news about how the federal government has gone about combating Medicare fraud. Still, ...
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Home health agency owner 20-year sentence for Medicare fraud upheld
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal recently affirmed a 20-year prison sentence for the owner of a Miami home healthcare ...
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Consequences of Illegal Behavior in Pharma
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
When it comes to reputation Big Pharma has some serious problems, at least according to the 2015 Harris corporate reputation ...
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Now is the time to protect against cyberthieves
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
For the second time in as many months, a major healthcare insurer has become the target of cyberthieves. This week, ...
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CMS announces next generation of ACO model
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid this week launched a new Accountable Care Organization model that the agency says will ...
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GAO: Government misspent billions on Medicare/Medicaid
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Last year, Medicare financed health services for approximately 54 million elderly and disabled beneficiaries at a total cost of $603 ...
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CMS says ICD-10 testing successful: Are you prepared?
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is reporting that it successfully completed the first week of end-to-end testing of ...
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