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Dozens charged in sprawling $1.2B telehealth and genetics fraud crackdown

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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Nursing Home Psychologist Convicted of Healthcare Fraud Scheme

Med-Net Compliance

The psychologist was convicted of four counts of healthcare fraud. The FBI and HHS-OIG investigated the case, which was brought as part of the Chicago Strike Force, supervised by the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois.

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FBI, DOJ bust 24 people in $1.2 billion telemedicine fraud scheme

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Hundreds of thousands patients were lured into worldwide criminal healthcare fraud schemes involving telemedicine and durable medical equipment (DME) executives, according to the FBI and Department of Justice. WHY IT MATTERS. billion in losses. ON THE RECORD.

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Federal Jury Convicts New York Doctor of Healthcare Fraud Scheme

Med-Net Compliance

He was convicted of one count of healthcare fraud and one count of making a false claim. Healthcare providers, suppliers, or other individuals or entities subject to Civil Monetary Penalties can use the OIG’s Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol to voluntarily disclose self-discovered evidence of potential fraud.

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Documentation and Provider Standards Training

American Medical Compliance

Provider Compliance and Responsibilities Additionally, the federal government’s False Claims Act (FCA) of 1986 explicitly targeted fraud and abuse in the healthcare industry in an effort to eliminate it. HCFAC received $248,459,000 from HHS and the Attorney General in 2007 to combat healthcare fraud and abuse.

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Everything You Need To Know About NPI Numbers

Verisys

The UPIN Registry ended in 2007 in favor of the standardized NPI. The UPIN Registry was discontinued in 2007 when CMS replaced UPINs with NPI numbers as the preferred provider identification number. Tracking actions to a standardized identifier provides transparency that can identify and impede fraud.

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Florida Woman Lands Herself 6.5 Years in Prison, Owes $45 Million for Medicare Fraud Scheme

Pharmacy Law Blog

On November 22, 2017, a Florida woman who was accused of a $45 million Medicare fraud, received a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence, following a 2016 U.S. This came after a 2016 guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. By George F. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law.

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