Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

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Health IT, Opioid Abuse Issues Factor in Latest Fraud Report

Hint: OIG steps up its vigorous enforcement. New technologies can be a boon to healthcare and research, but a recent brief shows they are easily hijacked by fraudsters, too. Context: In the HHS Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Semiannual Report to Congress, the agency uncovers fraudulent and abusive behavior in healthcare that impacts federal healthcare programs during a portion of [...]
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