Another week. Another fraud.
This Friday’s case shows how telehealth can quietly turn into federal wire fraud—without physicians realizing the risk until it’s too late.
Tag: telehealth
You Can’t Lipstick That Pig: Why Physicians Must Carefully Vet Deals
Deals involving management services agreements, consulting contracts, or similar structures can appear completely legal at first glance. But dig deeper, and they might turn out to be elaborate covers for kickbacks or bribes.
Conviction for $70 Million in Fake Medicare Claims Likely Sending Doc to Big House – Medical Group Minute
Although health care fraud doesn’t require the involvement of telemedicine, with advances in telemedicine come “advances” in criminal schemes.
“Loco Tenens” and Agency Pay $700K to Settle Alleged Telemedicine Kickback Scheme – Medical Group Minute
With physician shortages in many specialties opening up lucrative opportunities for locums work, temporary staffing is undergoing a boom.
Telehealth Plus Tell a Lie Means Likely End Up in Prison for Telefraud – Podcast
Telehealth can be used to vastly improve patients’ access to medical care. At the same time, it can be used to vastly improve criminals’ access to Medicare dollars. It shouldn’t be that difficult for physicians to assess the bona fides of their proposed participation in a telehealth “business model” when the ones doing the proposing are telemarketers.
“Loco Tenens” and Agency Pay $700K to Settle Alleged Telemedicine Kickback Scheme – Podcast
With physician shortages in many specialties opening up lucrative opportunities for locums work, temporary staffing is undergoing a boom.
Telehealth Plus Tell a Lie Means Likely End Up in Prison for Telefraud – Medical Group Minute
Telehealth can be used to vastly improve patients’ access to medical care. At the same time, it can be used to vastly improve criminals’ access to Medicare dollars. It shouldn’t be that difficult for physicians to assess the bona fides of their proposed participation in a telehealth “business model” when the ones doing the proposing are telemarketers.
Conviction for $70 Million in Fake Medicare Claims Likely Sending Doc to Big House
Although health care fraud doesn’t require the involvement of telemedicine, with advances in telemedicine come “advances” in criminal schemes.
Telehealth Plus Tell a Lie Means Likely End Up in Prison for Tele-fraud
Telehealth can be used to vastly improve patients’ access to medical care. At the same time, it can be used to vastly improve criminals’ access to Medicare dollars. It shouldn’t be that difficult for physicians to assess the bona fides of their proposed participation in a telehealth “business model” when the ones doing the proposing are telemarketers.
“Loco Tenens” and Agency Pay $700K to Settle Alleged Telemedicine Kickback Scheme
With physician shortages in many specialties opening up lucrative opportunities for locums work, temporary staffing is undergoing a boom.