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. WHAT ELSE TO KNOW. billion in claims and were paid over $900 million.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 22, 2022

billion in alleged fraud involving telehealth, phony genetic testing and durable medical equipment. Meanwhile, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Center for Program Integrity also announced that it has taken administrative actions against more than 50 healthcare providers alleged to be involved in similar schemes.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 20, 2022

A federal jury convicted a New York ENT doctor for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid by causing the submission of false and fraudulent claims for surgical procedures that were not performed. Specifically, between January 2014 and February 2018, the doctor billed Medicare and Medicaid approximately $585,000 and was paid approximately $191,000.

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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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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On August 9, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, located in New Orleans, Louisianna, affirmed the conviction of a patient recruiter in Texas for Medicare Fraud committed after Hurricane Katrina. The patient recruiter was charged with conspiracy to defraud Medicare.

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Verisys

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The NPI improves the Medicare and Medicaid programs, other federal and private health programs, and the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the healthcare industry by simplifying administration and enabling the efficient electronic transmission of health information. Providers also need an NPI to enroll in Medicare.

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The Health Law Firm

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The providers were accused of defrauding Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE by performing unnecessary and improperly supervised procedures from 2007 until 2011. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A group of Florida radiation oncology service providers settled a whistleblower or qui tam lawsuit for $3.5

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