Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2022

The owners of a national telehealth company pleaded guilty this week to charges of conspiracy to violate the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and to commit healthcare fraud. Law enforcement agencies have ramped up the pressure on telehealth fraud, particularly amid the COVID-19 pandemic. " WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

According to court documents, some telemedicine executives allegedly paid clinicians to order unnecessary durable medical equipment testing and pain medications. In other instances, medical professionals are accused of billing Medicare for sham telehealth consultations that did not occur as represented. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The scheme, as outlined in court documents, exploited COVID-19-era amendments to telehealth restrictions. The DOJ says that 1523 Holdings offered telehealth providers access to Medicare beneficiaries, for whom they could bill consultations. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS.

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