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Florida provider group to pay $24.5M after False Claims Act allegations

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"Billing federal healthcare programs for services that providers know are unnecessary or unreasonable undermines the quality of care that patients receive and increases the costs of these taxpayer-funded programs," said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Florida man pleads guilty in scheme exploiting amended telehealth restrictions

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Leonel Palatnik, the co-owner of Panda Conservation Group LLC, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to offer kickbacks and one count of paying a kickback. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. WHY IT MATTERS. Cantrell at the time of the arrests.

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Maximizing Healthcare Data Starts with a Human-Centric Approach

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These range from the CDC Foundation’s newly announced modernization initiative to enhance healthcare data accessibility to the CDC Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology efforts to define a roadmap for health equity.

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Proceeding with Caution: The Impact of (Generative) AI on Healthcare and Life Sciences

Healthcare IT Today

Different groups or teams can also feed the AI data, knowingly or unknowingly impacting results or creating an unwarranted bias. He brings robust Health IT competencies and management strategies for healthcare organizations ensuring successful Healthcare IT solution delivery. About Michael Giannopoulos Michael K.

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What the Telehealth Expansion Act means for tackling social determinants and boosting health equity

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Healthcare IT News wanted to dig deep into the new law and its promises, so we sat down with Kamala Green, social drivers of health program manager at National Government Services. National Government Services empowers federal healthcare agencies to deliver care to millions of Americans through outcomes-driven innovation.