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California Doctor to Pay over $9.48M, Sentenced to Prison, to Settle Fraud Allegations

Med-Net Compliance

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement against a Southern California doctor for submitting false claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal between the years of 2011 and 2018 for drugs, procedures, services, and tests that were never administered to patients. In October 2021, the California Department of Justice’s?Division

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Compliance officers reflect on COVID pivots and preparing for the end of the public health emergency

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General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Director, Center for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and Neglect, Hebrew SeniorLife; Maria Palumbo , Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer, Lawrence General Hospital. YouCompli sponsored MHA’s 2021 Healthcare Legal Compliance Forum. Moderated by Larry Vernaglia. Read a summary.

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State and Federal enforcement agencies anticipating more complex investigations as COVID-era practices emerge

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Unger and Callahan addressed the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association’s Healthcare Legal Compliance Forum in December 2021. Unger reported that her unit is focused on about 65% Medicare fraud and about 35% abuse and neglect. Her office has seen an increase in elder abuse reports since the beginning of the pandemic.

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