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Florida man pleads guilty in scheme exploiting amended telehealth restrictions

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According to the agency , the conspiracy involved paying a telemedicine company to arrange for doctors to authorize medically unnecessary genetic testing. Department of Justice announced this week that a Florida laboratory owner had pleaded guilty for his role in a $73 million Medicare kickback scheme. Cantrell at the time of the arrests.

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Bonus Features – November 6, 2022 – More than 90% of patients interested in telehealth, half of payers have had a data breach in the last five years, and more

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Conversational AI tool mPulse Mobile announced winners of its Activate 2022 Awards for improving health equity and patient outcomes: AltaMed Health Services and CalOptima Health, both in California, along with New York’s MetroPlusHealth and Humana.

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

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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.