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DOJ Intervenes in FCA Lawsuit Filed Against Medical Device Maker

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Aug 5, 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit filed against medical device maker Life Spine Inc., along ...
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Labs Settle With UnitedHealthcare For $56.2 Million

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Jul 29, 2019
UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. has agreed to settle a lawsuit it filed in 2016 against five toxicology laboratory companies for $56.2 ...
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Report: Many High-Risk Medicaid Providers Not Undergoing Critical Background Checks

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Jul 22, 2019
Eighteen states failed to properly screen high-risk providers before allowing them to receive Medicaid payments by the July 2018 deadline ...
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Growth of Telemedicine Sees Increase in Healthcare Fraud

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Jul 15, 2019
Earlier this month, a New York anesthesiologist was indicted on charges stemming from her role in an alleged telemedicine conspiracy ...
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New Telehealth Law Takes Effect in Florida

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Jul 8, 2019
Close-up of hands of a nurse typing on laptop On June 25, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB ...
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HIPAA Violations Result in More Than Fines: Beware of Jail Time

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Jul 1, 2019
Prison Cell Background Late last month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a 62-year-old woman would be spending a ...
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Inpatient Providers Settle Payment Dispute with CMS over Medicare Claims

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Jun 24, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has ended a two-year dispute settling appeals from inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF) ...
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OCR Fact Sheet Clarifies BA Liability Under HIPAA

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Jun 17, 2019
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights recently issued a new fact sheet on the ...
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OIG Alert: Beware of Genetic Testing Scam

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Jun 10, 2019
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) recently sent out an alert about ...
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OIG Cracks Down on Home Health Questionable Billing Practices

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Jun 3, 2019
A few years back, as part of its Work Plan, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of ...
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