Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 10, 2019

Hundreds of thousands patients were lured into worldwide criminal healthcare fraud schemes involving telemedicine and durable medical equipment (DME) executives, according to the FBI and Department of Justice. WHY IT MATTERS. billion in losses. ON THE RECORD.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A federal jury convicted a licensed Illinois psychologist of defrauding Medicare over the course of several years by causing the submission of fraudulent claims for psychotherapy services he never provided. The psychologist was convicted of four counts of healthcare fraud.

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Nursing Homes Fraud US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses 59

Verisys

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The UPIN Registry ended in 2007 in favor of the standardized NPI. The UPIN Registry was discontinued in 2007 when CMS replaced UPINs with NPI numbers as the preferred provider identification number. Tracking actions to a standardized identifier provides transparency that can identify and impede fraud.

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Fraud HIPAA Medicare Medicare 97

Verisys

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The UPIN Registry was discontinued in 2007 when CMS replaced UPINs with NPI numbers as the preferred provider identification number. In addition to the primary and selected taxonomies, the NPPES search will also return the state code and license number associated with the taxonomy. NPI Helps Prevent Healthcare Fraud .

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Verisys

DECEMBER 29, 2024

By 2007, all providers were required to file claims using their NPI, replacing the previous Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN). The state license number linked to the taxonomy is also displayed. Contact Verisys to learn more about how NPI numbers support provider credentialing and prevent fraud.

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HIPAA Fraud Health Insurance Medicare 52

Innovaare Compliance

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Launched in 2007, star ratings enable the CMS as well as consumers to compare health plans on metrics other than cost. Mismanagement of appeals and grievances can lead to severe penalties, such as lower Medicare star ratings, on the moderate side, while contracts and licenses can be cancelled, at the extreme end of the spectrum.

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Drug & Device Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

2007 WL 4042757, at *3 (N.D. 15, 2007); McNeil v. Texas, unlike most states, enforces a strong statutory presumption that prescription medical product warnings complying with FDA requirements imposed by “pre-market approval or licensing of the product” are adequate as a matter of law. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. , & Rem.

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