New legislation regulates Florida addiction recovery residences
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
During the last Florida legislative session, a bill designed to clamp down on addiction recovery residences was passed with little ...
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Compounding pharmacies in the eye of investigative storm
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
In the last year or so there have been a number of stories in the media about investigations into wrongdoing ...
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Ready or not here ICD-10 comes
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
With less than three months until the implementation of the long-awaited ICD-10, it appears many providers are still unprepared – ...
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CMS’ fraud crackdown relies on high-tech analytics
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The government’s crackdown on Medicare fraud is paying off and healthcare providers that bill the government program would be well ...
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CMS to cut providers a break when it comes to ICD-10 deadline
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
With the implementation of ICD-10 just around the corner (Oct. 1) comes word from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
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Federal prosecutors increasingly target individual healthcare execs in anti-fraud efforts
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Last month’s sentencing of the former president and CEO of OtisMed Corporation to two years in prison should serve as ...
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Medicare Part D fraud fastest growing component of program
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
When the Department of Justice earlier this month announced the arrest of 243 people for Medicare fraud, it noted that ...
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CMS releases final rule for Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) earlier this month released its much- anticipated Final Rule updating the Medicare Shared ...
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Latest Medicare fraud sting should serve as wake-up call
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
This week's takedown by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force of 243 people nationwide should serve as a wake-up call to ...
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OIG cracking down on medical director compensation
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
If you are thinking of taking on medical director responsibilities, or you are a medical director, there are some things ...
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