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Benefits of Governance, Risk, and Compliance Automation

Verisys

As the healthcare industry is increasingly targeted for data theft and fraud, information security has emerged as a top priority for healthcare institutions. Governance, risk management, and compliance programs can all be automated, providing significant benefits to healthcare organizations.

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DOJ charges four in $37M global telehealth fraud scheme

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Justice announced this past Friday that it had charged four people, one of whom is a licensed physician, in an international telehealth fraud and kickback scheme. The agency said that patient information had been provided by marketing companies. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. " ON THE RECORD.

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Knowing Your Patient: Helping Healthcare Organizations Prevent Insurance Fraud

Healthcare IT Today

With those competing priorities, fraud prevention does not always make its way to the top of the list of considerations, even when it should. According to the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association, fraud costs the U.S. a driver’s license, passport, or other ID card) via their smartphone or computer’s webcam.

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Michigan Law Firm and Medical Imaging Companies Confirm Breaches of Patient Information

HIPAA Journal

The Michigan law firm, Warner Norcross and Judd LLP, has issued notification letters to 255,160 individuals advising them about an October 2021 security breach in which files containing their personal and protected health information were potentially accessed and exfiltrated from its systems. The breach was detected on October 22, 2021.

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Fraud Schemes in a Telehealth Era: What Healthcare Payers Should Know

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Report from Codoxo that finds 10-15% of telehealth claims fall outside of approved CMS codes and indicates a high potential for rapidly increasing fraud schemes (and provider coding errors) in a new telehealth era. Licensed Clinical Social Worker. For more information, download the full report here.

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Michigan Law Firm and Texas Medical Imaging Company Confirm Breaches of Patient Information

HIPAA Journal

The Michigan law firm, Warner Norcross and Judd LLP, has issued notification letters to 255,160 individuals advising them about an October 2021 security breach in which files containing their personal and protected health information were potentially accessed and exfiltrated from its systems. The breach was detected on October 22, 2021.

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Operation Nightingale and Protecting Your Organization from Potential Licensure Fraud

Provider Trust

State licensing boards nationwide have annulled the licenses of dozens of nurses who obtained fake degrees and used them to gain or secure employment. In Delaware, 26 nursing licenses were revoked when the nurses’ credentials were tied to the scheme. ProviderTrust recommends conducting license verification monthly.

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