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Combating Health Care Fraud and Abuse: Conceptualization and …

(3 days ago) WEBConclusions. The proposed framework and the initial prototype have the potential to improve the health care claims process by using blockchain technology for …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7516680/

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Justice Department charges 78 in multibillion-dollar health care …

(Just Now) WEBThe Justice Department announced charges against 78 people related to health care fraud schemes. Federal and state law enforcement offices brought criminal …

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/28/1184795720/78-people-face-charges-for-2-5-billion-in-attempted-health-care-fraud-doj-says

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Recommendations to protect patients and health care practices …

(3 days ago) WEBTypes of fraud. There is no standard in how fraud is classified. 17 CMS describes 10 different types of Medicaid fraud, whereas Thornton et al 17 describe 18 …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323645/

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Office of Public Affairs National Health Care Fraud Enforcement

(8 days ago) WEBThe Department of Justice announced today criminal charges against 138 defendants, including 42 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, in …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/national-health-care-fraud-enforcement-action-results-charges-involving-over-14-billion

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Justice Department Charges Dozens for $1.2 Billion in Health Care …

(3 days ago) WEBPrior to the charges announced as part of today’s nationwide enforcement action and since its inception in March 2007, the Health Care Fraud Strike Force, which …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-dozens-12-billion-health-care-fraud

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Fraud, Abuse, and Financial Conflicts of Interest NEJM

(Just Now) WEBDisclosure Forms (nejmp2201628_disclosures.pdf) Download. 78.18 KB. Increased attention and ever-growing complexity in the area of health care fraud-and-abuse regulation require the …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2201628

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Recommendations to protect patients and health care practices …

(Just Now) WEBFraud is defined as knowingly submitting, or causing to be submitted, false claims or making misrepresentations of a fact to obtain a federal health care payment …

https://www.japha.org/article/S1544-3191(20)30247-8/fulltext

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How Insurers Exploited Medicare Advantage for …

(3 days ago) WEBReed Abelson covers the business of health care, focusing on health insurance and how financial incentives affect the delivery of medical care. She has been a reporter for The Times since 1995.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/upshot/medicare-advantage-fraud-allegations.html

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Federal and State Agencies Crack Down on Health Care Fraud

(7 days ago) WEBA recent 2-week effort resulted in charges against 78 defendants who allegedly submitted $2.5 billion worth of fraudulent health care bills to federal programs, primarily those …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2807424

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Health Care Fraud: The Leading Violation of the False Claims Act

(1 days ago) WEBIt is a sign of the times when the lion's share of the schemes intent on defrauding the federal government are in the health care arena.1 Data reported by the …

https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(22)00046-8/fulltext

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What Should Health Care Organizations Do to Reduce Billing …

(4 days ago) WEBIn the 2018 fiscal year, the Department of Justice won or negotiated $2.3 billion in judgments or settlements relating to health care fraud and abuse, including 1139 …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/what-should-health-care-organizations-do-reduce-billing-fraud-and-abuse/2020-03

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DOJ announces 78 people charged over $2.5 billion in false health …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Justice Department on Wednesday announced a nationwide health care fraud crackdown that resulted in charges against 78 defendants in separate …

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-announces-78-people-charged-nationwide-health-care/story?id=100447219

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Health Care Fraud — FBI

(8 days ago) WEBThe FBI is the primary agency for investigating health care fraud, for both federal and private insurance programs. The FBI investigates these crimes in partnership with: …

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/white-collar-crime/health-care-fraud

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Someone could steal your medical records and bill you for their …

(3 days ago) WEBIn 2022, 707 health care data breaches affected nearly 52 million patients, Notify your health plan's fraud department and send a copy of the FTC identity theft report.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/26/1189831369/medical-identity-fraud-protect-yourself

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How to detect healthcare fraud? “A systematic review”

(7 days ago) WEBFraud is increasingly rampant in the care and health services industry. 22 In connection with the findings on one of the reviewed articles, the privacy laws can be a …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213911121002661

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Categorizing and Describing the Types of Fraud in Healthcare

(7 days ago) WEBToday, the over $2 trillion US healthcare system is ravaged by fraud, waste, and abuse, with an estimated one-third of all these costs frivolously spent in such ways. …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050915027295

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Nurse Practitioner Sentenced in Twelve Million Dollar Health Care …

(3 days ago) WEBPROVIDENCE, R.I. – A registered nurse and nurse practitioner, who defrauded commercial health insurers and Medicare of nearly $12 million by devising …

https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/press-releases/nurse-practitioner-sentenced-twelve-million-dollar-health-care-fraud-scheme

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Dozens in 16 States Charged With Health Care Fraud Schemes, …

(6 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged dozens of people in several health care fraud and prescription drug schemes, including one …

https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2023-06-28/dozens-in-16-states-charged-with-health-care-fraud-schemes-including-1-9b-in-bogus-claims

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Combating Fraud In Health Care: An Essential Component Of Any …

(9 days ago) WEBHowever, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) estimates that fraudulent billings to public and private health care programs are 3–10 percent of total health …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.28.5.1351

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Criminal Division Health Care Fraud Unit - United States …

(Just Now) WEBPoints of Contact to Report Health Care Fraud: Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“HHS-OIG”): HHS-OIG fights waste, fraud, and …

https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-fraud/health-care-fraud-unit

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Cyberattacks on health care—a growing threat - The Lancet

(3 days ago) WEB“The Change Healthcare cyberattack is the most significant and consequential incident of its kind against the US health care system in history”, says Rick Pollack, …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01074-2/fulltext

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Damaging hacks expose the weak underbelly of America’s health …

(9 days ago) WEBA pair of recent ransomware attacks crippled computer systems at two major American health care firms, disrupting patient care and exposing fundamental …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/16/tech/damaging-hacks-expose-the-weak-underbelly-of-americas-health-care-system/index.html

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Mississippi man pleads guilty to $51 million healthcare fraud scheme

(4 days ago) WEB10 Most-Read Articles. Florida system CFO resigns after external CEO hire; Tufts Medicine to lay off 174 employees, including leaders; 10 highest-paid …

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/mississippi-man-pleads-guilty-to-51-million-healthcare-fraud-scheme.html

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Texas physician convicted of $70M Medicare fraud scheme

(1 days ago) WEBDavid Young, MD, 61, was convicted by a federal jury on one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and three counts of three counts of false …

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/texas-physician-convicted-of-70m-medicare-fraud-scheme.html

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Wyden Demands Penalties for Obamacare Enrollment Fraud

(7 days ago) WEBLawmakers and state officials are turning up the heat on federal regulators to stop unscrupulous, commission-hungry insurance agents from enrolling thousands of …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/health-brief-ron-wyden-demands-penalties-obamacare-enrollment-fraud/

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6 Biggest Healthcare Fraud Cases Of 2023 - Law360

(1 days ago) WEBThis year saw a rare False Claims Act jury trial that netted a $490 million verdict, a $172 million settlement from Cigna to settle healthcare fraud allegations, and emerging …

https://www.law360.com/employment-authority/articles/1776111/6-biggest-healthcare-fraud-cases-of-2023

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Three Recent False Claims Act Settlements Involving Kickback …

(8 days ago) WEBIn the ongoing battle against healthcare fraud, one of the most prevalent schemes are kickback schemes which is paying something of value in exchange for something …

https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/three-recent-false-claims-act-settlements-involving-kickback-schemes-67217

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Cancer victims sue J&J over 'fraudulent' bankruptcies Reuters

(5 days ago) WEBA group of cancer victims sued Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday, accusing the healthcare company of committing fraud through repeated and continued …

https://www.reuters.com/legal/cancer-victims-sue-johnson-johnson-over-fraudulent-bankruptcies-2024-05-22/

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Twin Brothers Plead Guilty to $45 Million Healthcare Fraud

(2 days ago) WEBDrs. Desi and Deno Barroga pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud after faking injections on patients to rack up fraudulent bills. The twin brothers and pain …

https://www.dmagazine.com/healthcare-business/2024/05/twin-brothers-plead-guilty-to-45-million-healthcare-fraud/

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Editorial: Fraud and Corruption in Healthcare - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe scale of losses due to fraud and corruption in healthcare is impressive as it accounts for approximately $455 billion of the $7.35 trillion spent on healthcare …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9204141/

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Las Vegas physician convicted in $2M fraud scheme - Becker's …

(5 days ago) WEBHe was convicted on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States and receive kickbacks, according to the release. …

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/las-vegas-physician-convicted-in-2m-fraud-scheme.html

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North Texas doctors plead guilty to healthcare fraud charges

(3 days ago) WEBDALLAS — Two North Texas pain management doctors pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud charges, federal officials announced Tuesday. Drs. Desi and Deno …

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/north-texas-pain-management-doctors-plead-guilty-45-million-healthcare-fraud-scheme-feds-say/287-af4be168-4c1c-49d4-85d0-4af6252e4563

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US man gets 10 years for laundering cash from online fraud

(Just Now) WEBGeorgia resident Malachi Mullings received a decade-long sentence for laundering money scored in scams against healthcare providers, private companies, …

https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/22/health_care_and_romance_frauds/

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This Supreme Court Term, Health and Safety Are on the Line

(3 days ago) WEBThis is a health emergency created by the Supreme Court—and if oral arguments are an indication, it will only worsen when it rewrites federal law to remove …

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/this-supreme-court-term-health-and-safety-are-on-the-line/

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Indianapolis woman, attorney, sentenced to 5+ years in prison for …

(9 days ago) WEBINDIANAPOLIS — A licensed attorney in the state of Wisconsin has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud in Indianapolis …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/indianapolis-woman-attorney-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-fraud-tax-evasion/ar-BB1ncD4m

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