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March 2024 Bad Actors Roundup

Verisys

Here is a round up of bad actors: Physician Fraud Physician pays $1.8M Million Medicare Fraud Scheme ( Full Story ) New York-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Settles Health Care Fraud Claims for $17.3 Here is a round up of bad actors: Physician Fraud Physician pays $1.8M

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URAC CEO talks virtual care access, tele-mental health, post-COVID regs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Please describe some of the emerging technology models in telemedicine and remote patient monitoring, and how they can help improve access to care for underserved populations. How do things look at the national and state levels for supporting expansion of telemedicine and remote patient monitoring during and following the pandemic?

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The History of Healthcare Compliance

MedTrainer

The adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine , and data analytics has brought about new challenges and opportunities. Licensing and credentialing were introduced to regulate healthcare professionals and ensure minimum standards of care. Compliance in healthcare began to encompass billing, fraud, and abuse prevention.

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Telehealth Enforcement?Actions

YouCompli

Fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) associated with telehealth services existed before COVID-19, but it significantly increased during the pandemic. Situation One: Before the Pandemic   In April 2019, government officials announced Operation Brace Yourself: a fraud takedown related to telemedicine and durable medical equipment (DME).

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Introduction to Telebehavioral Health

AIHC

Telemedicine is considered to be under the umbrella of telehealth and refers specifically to clinical services. Telehealth and telemedicine cover similar services, including medical education, remote patient monitoring, patient consultation via videoconferencing, wireless health applications, and transmission of imaging and medical reports.

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States and Feds Signal Big Changes to Telehealth Prescribing

Health Law Advisor

On February 14, 2023, the Utah Senate passed a bill that would repeal the State’s “Online Prescribing, Dispensing, and Facilitation Licensing Act” (“Online Prescribing Act”). Additional, but narrower and less common scenarios also qualify as the “practice of telemedicine” as defined in 21 U.S.C. §

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Provider Sanctions And Sanction Monitoring Best Practices

Verisys

Step 1: Screen all employees, providers, and entities: Verisys today works with pharmacies, health plans, hospitals, and background screeners to identify physician sanctions. By contrast, other credentials verification organizations (CVO) limit their searches by license type or to one or a few states. states and jurisdictions.