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HHS watchdog reiterates importance of preventing telemedicine fraud

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General recognized telehealth's potential while cautioning that steps must be taken to ensure virtual care will not be compromised by fraud. Grimm in her statement also differentiated between telehealth fraud and "telefraud" schemes. THE LARGER TREND.

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Michigan Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty in COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card Fraud

Med-Net Compliance

A registered nurse from a veteran’s hospital in Detroit pleaded guilty to charges related to COVID-19 vaccination record cards fraud. Employees and applicants of healthcare facilities must provide truthful information regarding their vaccination status and understand the penalties for engaging in fraud.

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Toward a Wider Adoption of Digital Insurance Cards

Healthcare IT Today

The standards are already being used for vaccination cards such as COVID-19. A payer such as Medicare could just put a card on its web site for each patient to download. A payer such as Medicare could just put a card on its web site for each patient to download. Medicare uses Blue Button 2.0 Version 2.0

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

health-tech startup MemoryWell pivots, eyes new funding to roll out software for insurers Department of Veterans Affairs health system kicks off multiyear Greater Washington expansion Georgetown to open Southeast D.C.