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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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How to Increase Your Health Plan’s CMS Star Ratings to Earn More Revenue In 2021

Innovaare Compliance

Launched in 2007, star ratings enable the CMS as well as consumers to compare health plans on metrics other than cost. The higher the ratings, the larger the bonus payments health plans receive from the government. The CMS star ratings challenge. With billions of dollars at stake for payers with CMS star ratings above 3.5,

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Suing the Certifiers – A Dangerous Undertaking

Drug & Device Law

For qualified IMGs, it issues a certification, which IMGs can then use to apply to residency and other graduate medical education programs and to apply for state medical licenses. The unfortunate truth is that ECFMG was also a victim of this fake doctor’s fraud. According to the opinion, he repeatedly sought to defraud the ECFMG ?

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