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Preventing Genetic Testing Fraud: 5 Actions for Health Plans

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Erin Rutzler, Vice President of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at Cotiviti In Delaware, more than 250 Medicare patients underwent unnecessary genetic testing based on telehealth consultations that often lasted less than two minutes— costing Medicare thousands of dollars per patient. In 2021, a U.S.

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How Will New FDA Hearing Aid Regulations Impact Health Plans?

HIT Consultant

First, let’s examine the new regulatory framework the FDA established. Health plans offering the OTC benefit can also leverage the opportunity to educate members about the significant role hearing aids can play in improving their overall health. – Fraud. About Thomas Tedeschi. Introducing OTC hearing aids.

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Navigating the Maze of Who Regulates Healthcare Compliance

MedTrainer

Department of Health and Human Services focuses on preventing fraud, abuse, and waste in federal healthcare programs. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): The FDA regulates compliance in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and biotechnology products. Office of Inspector General (OIG): This independent agency within the U.S.

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Migraine Company Fails to Avoid Own Headache: Jet Medical and Others to Pay $745,000 to Resolve Allegations that Medical Device was not Approved or Cleared before Commercialization

Healthcare Law Today

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prior to distribution. The lawsuit alleged that the device was not approved or authorized by the FDA and that the procedure was not covered by Medicare. The FDA has jurisdiction to regulate products that meet the definition of “device” under section 201(h) of the FDCA.

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IoT Security Risks – How to Make Sure Your Patients and Your Organization are Safe

Healthcare IT Today

So to make sure we keep our organization and patient information safe, we reached out to the amazing and beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to learn more about what security to look into for IoT. Earlier this year, the FDA announced that it will begin to refuse medical device submissions over cybersecurity reasons beginning Oct.

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Hall Render Announces New Shareholders

Hall Render

Please join us in congratulating these individuals on this milestone and learn more about their respective practices below. He represents clients in actions and investigations initiated under the False Claims Act and has experience working closely with state and federal authorities to resolve fraud and abuse-related matters.

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Weekly Roundup – May 6, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

That was the underling message when we asked the Healthcare IT Today community to talk about using technology to reduce inequity in healthcare. Read more… Preventing Genetic Testing Fraud: 5 Actions for Health Plans. On the heels of ViVE and HIMSS, they also discuss whether in-person conferences are back. at Valencell.

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