Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Department of Justice announced this past Friday that it had charged four people, one of whom is a licensed physician, in an international telehealth fraud and kickback scheme. million in a case the DOJ described as one of the "largest healthcare fraud schemes in United States history. WHY IT MATTERS. " ON THE RECORD.

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Fraud Telemedicine Nurses Licensing 135

Provider Trust

JULY 26, 2022

On June 7, 2022, Theresa Pickering of Norcross, Georgia was indicted by a federal grand jury on federal charges of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and distribution of controlled substances. In addition to these allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse, Pickering had a history of fraud. According to the U.S.

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Licensing Fraud Compliance Nurses 52

Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

On April 29, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), issued the final rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Final Rule”). With a few exceptions, the Final Rule is a wholesale codification of the proposed rule.

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Medicare Medicare Medicaid Medicaid 52

Hall Render

APRIL 1, 2022

Arizona extends temporary licenses for healthcare workers. Governor Ducey Signs Bill Extending Temporary Health Care Professional Licenses. Ducey signs bill extending temporary health care worker licenses in Arizona. Fraud plagues California’s hospice industry, audit finds. over MassHealth fraud. NEW JERSEY.

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COVID-19 US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses 40