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The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale Scores Major Win Against Life Care Centers of America

$145M landmark settlement largest in DOJ history involving skilled nursing facility. Oct. 26, 2016 (MIAMI, FLA.) It was a case ...
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Move quickly to abjure wrongdoing as biller gets prison time for fraud

Medicare Part B published an article on the sentencing of a biller indicted on charges stemming from a conspiracy to ...
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Consequences of Illegal Behavior in Pharma

When it comes to reputation Big Pharma has some serious problems, at least according to the 2015 Harris corporate reputation ...
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Make sure your practice is protected as CMS finalizes exclusion-for-debt rule

The finalization of a Medicare enrollment rule puts your practice in danger of disruption if you haven’t tightened up your ...
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Will mini-DRGs be boon or bust for physicians?

CMS has a grand plan to sync up its payment systems by using bundled outpatient codes that many doctors are ...
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Some suing HHS over RAC appeals backlogs

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and 11 hospitals are suing HHS for the backlog of appeals on Recovery Audit Contractor ...
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Medical Economics – 10 tips to assess Revenue Cycle Management vendors

Running a financially successful practice depends on efficient revenue cycle management (RCM). RCM describes all of the steps involved in ...
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Western Pennsylvania Heathcare News – Defense Investigations –An Ounce of Prevention Just Might Keep You Out of Jail

Just about every day there’s at least one story published in a newspaper somewhere in the U.S. about healthcare fraud. ...
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Compliance: The First Step to Surviving Health Care Fraud

In mid-May, law enforcement authorities announced the arrest of 90 people, including 16 physicians, who allegedly took part in Medicare ...
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Do meaningful use hardship exception forms right or lose 1% of payments

Increase your chance of earning a meaningful use exception by submitting proper documentation, picking the right categories and providing a ...
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