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Dozens charged in sprawling $1.2B telehealth and genetics fraud crackdown

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

billion in alleged fraud involving telehealth, phony genetic testing and durable medical equipment. "The Department of Justice is committed to prosecuting people who abuse our healthcare system and exploit telemedicine technologies in fraud and bribery schemes," said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. ON THE RECORD.

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FBI, DOJ bust 24 people in $1.2 billion telemedicine fraud scheme

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. Nathan Eddy is a healthcare and technology freelancer based in Berlin. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Roundup: LKCMedicine launching more AI, digital health courses and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Since joining Philips in 2007, he has held leadership roles in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and at the company's global headquarters in the Netherlands. The services aim to bring medical care close to the NTPC workforce, enhancing safety and healthcare access.

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To bridge the digital divide, national nonprofit offers free devices and internet

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

One big question in healthcare when it comes to the digital divide: How can people in these households get access to telemedicine ? Virtual care can be a game-changer for people in rural communities and healthcare deserts. What does it look like, and how does it play into telehealth?

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Using Telehealth to Serve Disparate Populations

Healthcare IT Today

As a lesson in the potential for telemedicine to serve disparate populations, the early results of this partnership are promising. When UMH-West moved to its current location in 2007, downtown Grand Rapids was already home to the “Medical Mile,” a cluster of large providers and medical schools.

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Telepsychiatry saves east Texas hospitals $18 million over 7 years

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"The requirements have changed dramatically and telemedicine now needs to influence clinical, operational and financial outcomes." Burke sought the help of Dr. Avrim Fishkind, then the CEO of JSA Health, which was recently acquired by telemedicine vendor SOC Telemed. From there, an emergency care model was born. MARKETPLACE.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

Impact Advisors is a healthcare technology consulting firm founded in 2007; a decade later, in 2017, Consulting Magazine ranked the company No. Stoltenberg Consulting has worked with more than 250 healthcare organizations to deliver high-value healthcare IT solutions. Impact Advisors (Naperville, Ill.).