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Medicare Audit Claims University of Miami Hospital Owes Government $3.7 Million

The Health Law Firm

The report was released on October 8, 2013, by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG).

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Hot off the Press! The OIG Revises its Self-Disclosure Protocol for the First Time in Several Years

Health Law RX

For the first time since 2013, on November 8, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) updated its Health Care Fraud Self-Disclosure Protocol (“SDP”). The likelihood that a self-discloser would be required to pay a damages multiplier greater than 1.5

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What Are THE 3 Major Things Addressed in the HIPAA Law?

HIPAA Journal

However, when HIPAA was passed, the standards governing health care data, patients´ rights, and the flow of information were still several years away. Furthermore, it could also be argued that neither Rule was effectively enforced until the Omnibus Final Rule was published in 2013. How HIPAA Addressed Health Insurance Reform.

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Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging

Kaiser Health News

Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel Tuesday. ” The health plan required patients to have an X-ray first to prove a CT scan was needed.

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