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Safeguarding Against Medical Identity Theft Training

American Medical Compliance

When someone uses your personal information, such as your name, Social Security number, or Medicare number, to make false claims to Medicare and other health insurers without your consent, it is known as medical identity theft. This type of theft is just one example of healthcare fraud. trillion in 2015.

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The History of Healthcare Compliance

MedTrainer

Healthcare compliance is the process of following the laws, regulations, and ethical standards that govern the healthcare industry. Medicare and Medicaid (1960s): The introduction of government-funded healthcare programs brought about increased scrutiny and regulation. What is Healthcare Compliance?

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DOJ Releases FY 2021 False Claims Act Recoveries: A Record-Shattering Year for Health Care and Life Sciences Enforcement, with Over $5 Billion Collected

Health Law Advisor

FY 2021 was also a record-shattering year for DOJ as it relates to health care fraud enforcement; over $5 billion (90% of the total) was obtained from cases pursued against individuals and entities in the health care and life sciences industries. With collections amounting to $5.6 billion received in FY 2020. KEY TAKEAWAYS.

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False Claims Lawsuit Filed Against Alabama Psychiatrist  for Improper Prescribing of Nuedexta to Nursing Home Resident

Healthcare Compliance Blog

The complaint alleges that an Alabama psychiatrist caused the submission to Medicare and Medicaid of false and fraudulent claims for the prescription drug Nuedexta. From 2015 through 2019, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures Nuedexta paid the Alabama psychiatrist more than $400,000 to make speeches about Nuedexta.

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Will CMS’s Proposed Rule on “Identified Overpayments” Increase Reverse FCA Cases?

Healthcare Law Today

” The currently proposed provision has similar effect to the language CMS proposed in 2012 and, after consideration of comments, ultimately rejected in the 2014 Final Rule (Medicare Advantage and Part D) and 2016 Final Rule (Medicare Part A and Part B). The FCA is a fraud statute, requiring intent. Potential Impact.

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Is Your Medical Credentialing Taking Too Long?

Verisys

A healthcare facility’s accountability and overall reputation are dependent upon rigorous credentialing processes compliant with governing regulatory bodies, such as the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Verisys’ owned and maintained Fraud Abuse Control Information System (FACIS) is a provider data supersource.

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Preventing Unlicensed Individuals and Subsequent Fraudulent Claims Submission

Provider Trust

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.