OIG adds 21 new investigative focus areas
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released the midyear update of ...
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CMS unveils proposed rules for Medicaid managed care plans
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
On May 26, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its long-awaited proposed rule, updating its Medicaid managed ...
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OIG cracks down on place-of-service overpayments
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Is your practice using proper place-of-service codes? If not, you’re not alone. According to a new report from the HHS ...
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OIG guidance for healthcare governing boards focuses on responsibility
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
You have probably heard the saying “The buck stops here.†Popularized by President Harry S. Truman, the phrase still holds ...
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ICD-10 implementation clock ticking
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
With the deadline for implementation of ICD-10 just five months away, a lot is being written about whether medical practices ...
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Home healthcare agencies, aides top fraud list
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Home healthcare agencies and home healthcare aides topped the list of providers with the largest number of healthcare fraud convictions ...
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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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