Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 22, 2022

billion in alleged fraud involving telehealth, phony genetic testing and durable medical equipment. "The Department of Justice is committed to prosecuting people who abuse our healthcare system and exploit telemedicine technologies in fraud and bribery schemes," said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

in healthcare fraud, including telehealth schemes. Mon, 09/20/2021 - 12:25. Feds charge 138 medical professionals with $1.4B

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 28, 2021

UnitedHealth lawsuit claims TeamHealth upcoded claims for $100M in fraud. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 12:21.

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Verisys

MARCH 23, 2023

3 Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Laws Providers Should Know About In 2021, the Department of Justice reported recovering over $5.5 billion from settlements due to fraud and false claims. Over $5 billion of the total amount recovered in 2021 was related to the healthcare industry. government or a government contractor.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 18, 2021, a Tallahassee surgeon was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for committing health care fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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American Medical Compliance

APRIL 6, 2023

Incidence of Healthcare Fraud Numerous scammers view this as a method to make quick, yet unlawful, money. Officials state that Florida, along with the rest of the nation, has been plagued by healthcare fraud. Between 2016 and 2021, the students spent a total of $114 million on falsified degrees, according to the publication.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Pain doctor convicted in $100M fraud scheme involving unnecessary spinal injections. Mon, 09/27/2021 - 12:54.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island (ACLU of RI) is taking legal action against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) and UnitedHealthcare New England (UHC) over an August 2021 data breach that affected more than 22,000 individuals.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

OIG: Most states not doing enough to monitor Medicaid telehealth fraud for behavioral health services. Tue, 09/21/2021 - 16:26.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 24, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2021 Internet Crime Report , which reveals there were at least 649 ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure organizations from June 2021 to December 2021. billion in 2021 – a 28% increase from 2020. Source IC3.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Florida Department of Health's Quarterly Performance Report (QPR) for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2020-2021, was recently released. It provides information and statistics on actions involving licensed health professionals through March 2021. Indest III, J.D.,

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2020

As 2020 comes to a close, healthcare industry leaders are looking ahead to 2021 with excitement and anticipation. The following is a guest article by Mike Noshay, MSE, Founder and Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer at Verinovum.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 5, 2021

Ascension Michigan to pay nearly $3 million in latest settlement to resolve fraud claims. Thu, 08/05/2021 - 13:30. agliadkovskaya.

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JNC Compliance

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In this series, I shared that the government recovered five billion dollars from the healthcare False Claims Act in 2021, one of the most significant recoveries […]. The post 5 Tactics to Combat Healthcare Fraud appeared first on JNC Healthcare Compliance Group.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

The following is a guest article by Erin Rutzler, Vice President of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at Cotiviti In Delaware, more than 250 Medicare patients underwent unnecessary genetic testing based on telehealth consultations that often lasted less than two minutes— costing Medicare thousands of dollars per patient. In 2021, a U.S.

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Med-Net Compliance

JUNE 22, 2022

A registered nurse from a veteran’s hospital in Detroit pleaded guilty to charges related to COVID-19 vaccination record cards fraud. Her theft of the cards began at least as early as May 2021 and continued through September 2021. Participating in the fraud can result in the person(s) being prosecuted.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JUNE 10, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 2, 2021, a doctor and his wife who had been indicted for their roles in a $1.3 million Medicare fraud scheme asked a New Jersey court to eliminate a bail condition. By George F. Indest III, J.D., The doctor argued that the [.]

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

billion in settlements and judgments have been recovered by the Department of Justice Department (DOJ) related to civil cases involving fraud and false claims in fiscal year 2021. Whistleblowers filed 598 qui tam suits in fiscal year 2021, which resulted in $1.6 Billion in Fiscal Year 2021 appeared first on.

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Med Law Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Highmark Health issued a Press Release on February 7, 2022 announcing that it’s Financial Investigations and Provider Review (FIPR) department generated more than $245 million in savings related to fraud waste and abuse in 2021, the majority of which was in Pennsylvania–$184 million.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 24, 2022

Chelan Douglas Health District in East Wenatchee, WA, has announced it was the victim of a cyberattack in July 2021 in which the personal and protected health information of patients was exfiltrated from its systems. Chelan Douglas Health District said it is unaware of any cases of identity fraud or other misuse of patient data.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On October 7, 2021, 18 former NBA players were charged in New York federal court for an alleged health insurance fraud scheme to rip off the league's benefit plan, according to an indictment filed in the Southern District [.] By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Florida Department of Health's Quarterly Performance Report (QPR) for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2020-2021, was recently released. It provides information and statistics on actions involving licensed health professionals through March 2021. Indest III, J.D.,

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2023

Affected individuals were notified about the cyberattack in August 2021 and were offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. Claims of up to $2,500 will be accepted for documented extraordinary losses due to identity theft and fraud. A lawsuit – Lopez, et al.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 10, 2021

What You Should Know: – Report from Codoxo that finds 10-15% of telehealth claims fall outside of approved CMS codes and indicates a high potential for rapidly increasing fraud schemes (and provider coding errors) in a new telehealth era. Report Background. Telehealth Spend.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

MAY 7, 2024

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On October 1, 2021, a former dental office manager was sentenced to 12 months in prison for her role in a Medicaid fraud scheme. By George F. Indest III, J.D., Mahsa Azimirad, was the office manager for Universal Smiles, a D.C.-based based dental practice, according [.]

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The Health Law Firm Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 18, 2021, a Tallahassee surgeon was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for committing health care fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 18, 2021, a Tallahassee surgeon was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for committing health care fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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Provider Trust

MARCH 21, 2023

Grimm gave a lecture at the 2023 RISE National Conference in early March 2023 about Medicare Advantage, or Medicare Part C, and the increased risk of fraud due to the rapid growth of healthcare programs. According to Grimm, the risk of alleged fraud and abuse in Medicare Advantage by plans, vendors, and providers is not to be ignored.

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The Health Law Firm Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 18, 2021, a Tallahassee surgeon was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for committing health care fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 16, 2022

This is the first settlement to be reached under the DOJ Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative, which was launched in 2021. The post DOJ Settles Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative Case with CHS and Imposes a $930,000 Penalty appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 7, 2022

A federal district judge in Miami sentenced the last of five defendants for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme operated out of a physical therapy clinic. According to evidence introduced in court, the billing fraud conspiracy resulted in more than $8 million in false claims being submitted to BCBS.

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The Health Law Firm

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 18, 2021, a Tallahassee surgeon was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for committing health care fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 2, 2021, a doctor and his wife who had been indicted for their roles in a $1.3 million Medicare fraud scheme asked a New Jersey court to eliminate a bail condition. By George F. Indest III, J.D., The doctor argued that the.

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Health Law Advisor

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2021. [1]. billion, FY 2021 marks DOJ’s largest annual total FCA recovery since FY 2014, and more than twice the $2.3 Marking another record, DOJ’s health care recoveries in FY 2021 in non- qui tam actions ($3.6

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The Health Law Firm Blog

APRIL 23, 2024

On October 1, 2021, a former dental office manager was sentenced to 12 months in prison for her role in a Medicaid fraud scheme. By Carole C. Schriefer, J.D. Mahsa Azimirad, was the office manager for Universal Smiles, a D.C.-based based dental practice, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Washington, D.C.

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Florida Health Care Law Firm

APRIL 18, 2022

Fraud in these cases is generally easy to prove. Simply verifying inventory, orders and dispensing records yields incredible data that when combined with comparative data from peer pharmacies can be used by law enforcement to establish that fraud has been committed. Latest Enforcement Activity. On April 13, 2022, the U.S.

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Med-Net Compliance

AUGUST 16, 2022

Five individuals and two for-profit skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in Pennsylvania were indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and related healthcare fraud charges. The post Five Individuals and Two Nursing Facilities Indicted on Healthcare Fraud Charges appeared first on Med-Net.

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