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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. billion in alleged losses. More than $1.1

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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 is a HIMSS Media publication.

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JULY 22, 2022

The coordinated investigations primarily targeted the alleged payment of kickbacks and bribes by lab operators in exchange for the referral of patients by medical professionals working with allegedly fraudulent telemedicine and digital health companies. healthcare system at the expense of patients. Polite, Jr. in a statement.

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MAY 13, 2022

"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. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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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. Cantrell at the time of the arrests. Monaco when Palatnik was arrested.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

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.

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