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Federal Jury Convicts New York Doctor of Healthcare Fraud Scheme

Med-Net Compliance

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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Dental Fraud Schemes Uncovered

Compliancy Group

This month, fraud in the medical industry has been making headlines fairly frequently. We also covered two Medicaid fraud schemes , one resulting in billions of dollars in billing for medical supplies that were never received. Each charge also comes with five years probation, while the fraud charge includes 18 months of house arrest.

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Halifax Health Reaches Record-Setting Settlement in Whistleblower/Qui Tam Fraud Case

The Health Law Firm

The lawsuit alleged more than a decade of illegal compensation to doctors, violating the federal Stark Law, and Medicare fraud. According to the Orlando Sentinel, on March 3, 2014, Halifax and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) reached the tentative agreement just as jury selection was set to begin. Indest III, J.D.,

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Rare Occurrence: Dermatologist Acquitted of More Than 40 Counts of Health Care Fraud Following a 16-Day Trial: Part 2 of a 3-Part Series Part Two: Prosecutorial Overcharging

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A Virginia dermatologist, revered by several publications as one of the top doctors in the nation for several years running, was recently acquitted of more than 40 counts of health care fraud following an unusually lengthy 16-day trial. Indest III, J.D.,

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Asante Discovers 9 Years of Unauthorized Medical Record Access by a Physician

HIPAA Journal

Asante, an Oregon-based health system with three hospitals and more than 30 primary care facilities, has started notifying certain patients that their medical records have been accessed by a local doctor who had no treatment relationship with the patients.

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Healthcare Data Breach Statistics

HIPAA Journal

Many of the hacking incidents between 2014 and 2018 occurred many months – and in some cases years – before they were detected. Josephs Medical Center $80,000 Settlement 2023 Doctors Management Services $100,000 Settlement 2023 L.A. NY Health Plan 9,358,891 Hacking/IT Incident 10 2023 Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc.

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Court Orders Florida Oncologist to Pay $89.6 Million After False Claims Act Judgment

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Talk about cracking down on Medicare fraud. On May 14, 2014, a Brevard County radiation oncologist received his final judgment in a whistleblower Medicare fraud case. The doctor was charged with defrauding Medicare under the False Claims Act. Indest III, J.D.,

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