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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. " THE LARGER TREND. and the Civil Actions."

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Arizona telehealth company owners plead guilty in $64M scheme

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"From September 2017 through December 2019, Luke and Laughlin conspired together and with others to unlawfully enrich themselves by submitting and causing to be submitted false and fraudulent claims to federal healthcare benefit programs," the officials alleged. THE LARGER TREND. Twitter: @kjercich.

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DOJ charges dozens in $1.1B telehealth fraud crackdown

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THE LARGER TREND. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. WHY IT MATTERS. More than 43 people in 11 judicial districts were charged for more than $1.1 billion total in schemes relating to telemedicine. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.

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Florida man pleads guilty in scheme exploiting amended telehealth restrictions

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"It’s clear fraudsters see the COVID-19 pandemic as a money-making opportunity – creating fraudulent schemes to victimize beneficiaries and steal from federal healthcare programs,” said Deputy Inspector General for Investigations Gary L. THE LARGER TREND. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Considerations and Benefits of Successful Healthcare Data Management

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Recent government initiatives and legislation, such as the Omnibus Bill and Executive Order on Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery include provisions intended to bolster federal healthcare IT programs. Predictive modeling can estimate health trends for individual patients, and even populations at scale.

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

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" THE LARGER TREND. Starting in 2007, the DOJ's healthcare Fraud Strike Force – operating in 27 districts nationwide – has charged more than 5,000 defendants who collectively billed federal healthcare programs and private insurers approximately $24.7 Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.

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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.