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Telehealth fraud: Tampa pharmacy owner faces 10 years for $931M conspiracy

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Justice announced Monday that four people and one company have recently pleaded guilty in a telemedicine pharmacy healthcare-fraud conspiracy that allegedly lasted for years. "Telemarketing fraud is a major threat to the integrity of government and commercial insurance programs," said Derrick L. ON THE RECORD.

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LifeBridge Health Agrees to $9.5 Million Settlement to Resolve 2016 Data Breach Claims

HIPAA Journal

has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit to resolve claims from patients affected by a data breach that was discovered in 2018. In March 2018, LifeBridge Health discovered a malware infection that provided unauthorized individuals with access to a server that hosted its electronic medical records, patient registration, and billing systems.

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Health Data Breaches Have Risen Dramatically According to HHS

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However, unauthorized access is causing more than just identity fraud. In January of 2018, Hancock Health of Indiana experienced a serious ransomware attack that forced their entire network to shut down. Since 2020, approximately 113 million people have been impacted by healthcare data breaches.

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Health Provider News

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NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T Lawmakers are now mulling limits. Francis Hospital-Interquest Progresses In Colorado Colorado’s wealthiest hospitals favored in $1.2

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Health Provider News

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Why industry leaders are pushing back Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) Appoints Jessica L. on EHR upgrade New SSM Health children’s developmental center opening today Illinois Capitol bills would give more money to community health centers Illinois physician selected for year-long NASA Mars simulation HSHS St.

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The Cobra Effect & Enforcing Compliance Standards

AIHC

The Cobra Effect and COVID In light of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) ending in May, 2023, we find the Cobra effect very active during the PHE. However, the same donation center offers $100 per visit for those with Covid-19 “convalescent plasma.” Some say the COVID-19 lockdowns. One of the biggest culprits?

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The Cobra Effect & Enforcing Compliance Standards

AIHC

The Cobra Effect and COVID In light of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) ending in May, 2023, we find the Cobra effect very active during the PHE. However, the same donation center offers $100 per visit for those with Covid-19 “convalescent plasma.” Some say the COVID-19 lockdowns. One of the biggest culprits?