OIG reviewed 191,118 Medicare paid distant-site telehealth claims, totaling $13.8 million, that did not have corresponding originating-site claims. The watchdog agency then reviewed provider supporting documentation to determine whether the [...]
A previous charging assistant at Preferred Family Health has been captured on doubt of Medicaid extortion. Vicki Chisam, 65, of Batesville is blamed for purposely putting forth false expressions to [...]
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today declared that HELAR CAMPOS, MD, a doctor with a training in New London and Norwich, has gone into [...]
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority (VCU), which works VCU Medical Center and related human services offices in Richmond, consented to pay $3,994,151 to settle claims for charging excessive charges [...]
In August, Ontario, Calif.- based Prime Healthcare Services paid $65 million to settle assertions it disregarded the False Claims Act by conceding patients who just required outpatient mind and participating [...]
The American Medical Association has released the 2019 Current Procedural Terminology code set. The code set was released Aug. 31, and the AMA announced the release Sept. 5. Six things [...]
A Detroit-territory podiatrist was condemned to 28 months in jail today for his investment in a $1 million plan including podiatry benefits that were charged to Medicare however were never [...]
The American Medical Association has released the 2019 Current Procedural Terminology code set. The code set was released Aug. 31, and the AMA announced the release Sept. 5. Six things [...]
Inside the proposed medical doctor price agenda, the facilities for Medicare & Medicaid services (CMS) positioned forth numerous coverage modifications on E/M documentation and fee. MGMA and a coalition of [...]
Dr. Ewald Antoine pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud, as well as several other crimes. According to the indictment, Dr. Antoine posed as the owner of two clinics in Brooklyn, falsely [...]
