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What the future holds for HHS-OIG health IT enforcement

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services aims to protect the integrity of federal healthcare programs, in addition to the health of beneficiaries. " VanLandingham explained that the healthcare fraud space gets "tens of thousands of complaints." The Office of Inspector General for the U.S.

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Maximizing Healthcare Data Starts with a Human-Centric Approach

Healthcare IT Today

Data has the power to inform important decisions or tell memorable stories, but it can also be confusing and overwhelming depending on how it’s presented. Over the past seven years Chris helped drive workflow automation initiatives across multiple federal healthcare agencies, including HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, VA, and DHA.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" Medical professionals are alleged to have made referrals for expensive and medically unnecessary cardiovascular and cancer tests, even though genetic testing wasn't a method of diagnosing whether an individual presently had a cardiac condition and was not approved by Medicare. billion, according to the department.

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

Healthcare IT Today

Extractive LLM’s such as Pryon or Haystack are trained on datasets they’re presented with. AI systems are susceptible to inheriting biases present in the data used for training, which can result in discriminatory or unfair outcomes. He is also the Federal Healthcare Director for Dell Technologies.

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Featured Health IT Job: Vice President, Compliance and Program Development

Healthcare IT Today

Essential Job Duties Leads quality and compliance team, which serves to ensure that supports and services are being delivered to the highest standards Ensures compliance with laws, regulatory requirements, policies, and procedures Partners with leadership to promote a strong culture of ethics and compliance, and accountability Serves as navigator/facilitator (..)

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ACA Compliance Still Confusing to Employers

ACA Times

5 minute read: Employers are still confused with how to comply with the Affordable Care Act, and continue to hide their heads in the sand about the real risk of receiving costly ACA penalties from the IRS for non-compliance with the federal healthcare law. For questions about the ACA contact us here.