Last week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released final regulations modifying existing HIPAA enforcement, privacy and security regulations.
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HHS to Employ “Predictive Modeling” to Identify Fraud and Abuse
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Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Human Services, recently announced during a press conference that HHS will as of July 1, 2011 be rolling out a $77 million computer
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OIG Publishes Physician Compliance “Roadmap”
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Responding to input from medical school deans and residency program directors in a recent survey, the OIG has published a plain-English compliance summary for new physicians entitled Roadmap for …
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Local Podiatrist Gets Sentenced in Medicare Fraud Case
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Major Medicare fraud and false claims settlements against large providers and pharmaceutical and device companies are reported in the news on a regular basis these days. Unfortunately this trend may lead many physicians to…
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