Incident-to Billing Investigation Ends in $118,000 Fine
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A physician in Texarkana, Texas recently agreed to pay $118,000 to settle allegations he engaged in improper billing practices for ...
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Florida’s Behavior Analysts Make Some Strides
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Close-up of psychiatrist hands in those of patient Last month, we wrote about Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) ...
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DoD Wants to Impose CMPs on Those Who Defraud TRICARE
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Plagued by fraud and abuse targeting its TRICARE program, the U.S. Department of Defense, on May 1, issued a proposed ...
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HHS Makes Changes to HIPAA Civil Monetary Penalty Caps
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a notification that it is changing the way it ...
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CMS Issues Proposed Rules for Rehab and Skilled Nursing Facilities
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
On April 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule that would update Medicare payment policies ...
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April OIG Work Plan Focuses on Oversight of State, Federal Funding
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Each month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) releases updates to ...
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AHCA Postpones BA Therapy Cuts
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has decided to postpone planned cuts to Medicaid reimbursement rates for behavioral health ...
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Clinical Lab Industry Ripe for Fraud and Abuse
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A former account rep for a toxicology testing company in Texas is the latest to be sentenced for his role ...
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Changes to Nursing Home Star Ratings Are Here
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Beginning this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) is changing its star ratings on Nursing Home Compare and ...
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Hospital Employees Fired for Celebrity Snooping
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
You’ve heard the saying “curiosity killed the cat,†well in the case of dozens of hospital employees, curiosity may have ...
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