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Compliance lessons from recent fraud cases

Health Care Performance

A New York ENT physician was convicted of filing false claims with Medicare and Medicaid. The physician submitted claims totaling about $585,000 to Medicare and Medicaid and was paid roughly $191,000. The fraudulent act was upcoding of ear exams or ear wax removal to an incision procedure of the external ear.

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OIG Issues Information Blocking Penalties Final Rule: Health IT Developers and Health Information Exchanges/Networks Have a Million Reasons to Care

Health Law RX

Information Blocking Background In 2016, the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) made sharing electronic health information (EHI) the new normal in healthcare, with the twin goals of encouraging and incentivizing the free flow of patient information among stakeholders and driving efficiencies in healthcare.

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