Telebehavioral Health Institute
AUGUST 17, 2022
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued a special fraud alert regarding telemedicine fraud and abuse. ” Characteristics of Telemedicine Fraud and Abuse.
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Federal healthcare technology consultancy National Government Services named Judy Jiao its first-ever chief information officer.
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Henry Kotula
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Dive Brief: Federal agencies have charged 345 people across the country, including more than 100 providers and four telehealth executives, with submitting more than $6 billion in fraudulent claims to payers. [link].
GlobalMed
JUNE 14, 2019
As the world leader in evidence-based telemedicine solutions, GlobalMed’s mission is to transform healthcare across the planet. That may sound like an audacious goal, but we have the advanced solutions to make it happen – and now we have an audacious new technology leader to accelerate our telemedicine scope. But several factors in Murphy’s career have positioned her as the ideal leader to transform healthcare through technology. Journey into Healthcare Challenges.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 18, 2022
"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 - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Department of Justice announced this past week that it was bringing criminal charges against 138 total defendants for their alleged participation in various healthcare fraud schemes, resulting in about $1.4 billion of that loss involved allegedly fraudulent claims related to telemedicine.
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. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.
Henry Kotula
OCTOBER 1, 2019
billion in what it said is one of the largest healthcare fraud schemes in history. The 35 alleged offenders were charged in five separate federal districts, and were linked to dozens of telemedicine firms and laboratories focused on genetic testing for cancer. We will continue working with our law enforcement partners to investigate those who steal from federal healthcare programs and protect the millions of Americans who rely on them.” [link].
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
According to the agency , the conspiracy involved paying a telemedicine company to arrange for doctors to authorize medically unnecessary genetic testing. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. The U.S.
InTouch Health
APRIL 10, 2020
Healthcare Facilities Are Using Telemedicine to Remotely Connect with Patients During the Outbreak. Patients of all ages can use telehealth to connect with a local healthcare provider without risking their health by leaving their homes and coming into a nearby facility.
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