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961. 20 People Indicted for $200M in Medicare Fraud, Kickbacks at Miami Mental Health Center
Twenty people, including three physicians, have been charged in Florida for their alleged participation in a $200 million fraudulent Medicare billing scheme, according to a Department of Justice news ...15 February 2011 -
962. Oklahoma Man Charged for Billing Medicare Nearly $5M for Unprescribed Prosthetics
... have prescriptions for prosthetics from licensed physicians. Instead, it is alleged he submitted physician names and identification numbers to the agencies while physicians had never treated the patients ...11 February 2011 -
963. Physician Hospital Contracting — A Compliance Approach: 11 Key Concepts
The federal government has greatly increased its regulatory efforts related to investigating, prosecuting and combating healthcare fraud.1 This focus, combined with the movement of physician providers ...10 February 2011 -
964. West Virginia OB/GYN Convicted of Healthcare Fraud
... about physician fraud: - Texas Rheumatologist Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Fraud, Must Forfeit $43M in Cash - Palm Springs Physician Sentenced to Jail After Stealing Patient Identities, Defrauding ...07 February 2011 -
965. OIG Releases List of 10 Most-Wanted Healthcare Fraudsters
... knew Medi-Cal required licensed nurses to perform this work. Other healthcare fugitives featured on the list include Steven Moos, a former Oregon physician who was recently captured at Dulles International ...04 February 2011 -
966. Texas Rheumatologist Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Fraud, Must Forfeit $43M in Cash
... sentence. Read other coverage about physician fraud: - Palm Springs Physician Sentenced to Jail After Stealing Patient Identities, Defrauding Payors - Pennsylvania Ophthalmologist Accused of Filing ...03 February 2011 -
967. Virginia Board of Medicine, Society of Plastic Surgeons Consider Increasing Training Requirements for Outpatient Surgeons
... release. In Virginia, a physician without sufficient training to perform surgery in a hospital can perform surgery in an outpatient office. Ten years ago, Florida starting requiring physicians performing ...31 January 2011 -
968. Palm Springs Physician Sentenced to Jail After Stealing Patient Identities, Defrauding Payors
A Coachella Valley, Fla., physician who stole patient identities, used other physicians' prescription pads to obtain painkillers for herself and filed false workers' compensation and police reports, has ...28 January 2011 -
969. AAPC Announces Certified Professional Compliance Office Credential
... programs due to reform. According to the AAPC news release, CPCO professionals will have knowledge of: • OIG Compliance Guidance for Individual and Small Group Physician Practices, Clinical Laboratories ...27 January 2011 -
970. AMA Responds to Wall Street Journal Lawsuit on Physician Payment Data
The AMA has issued a statement defending the privacy of physician payment data in the face of a lawsuit filed by Dow Jones, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal. Noting that the AMA obtained ...27 January 2011 -
971. Pennsylvania Ophthalmologist Accused of Filing $1.5M in False Claims
... Dr. Kubacki has been working at Emerald Coast Eye Institute in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., since that time. Read the news report about Dr. Joseph J. Kubacki's alleged fraud. Read other coverage about physician ...26 January 2011 -
972. 10 Big Anti-Kickback Cases Involving Hospitals in 2010
... Christiana Care overpaid physicians at Neurology Associates for in-hospital readings of EEGs allegedly as a "reward" for referring patients to the hospital. The court documents note the payments were ...26 January 2011 -
973. Dow Jones Sues to Open Physician Payment Database, Look for Fraud
Dow Jones, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal, has sued to gain access to confidential Medicare billing data showing how much each physician is paid, according to a report by the Journal. Access ...25 January 2011 -
974. Ohio Internist Pleads Guilty to Filing False Claims, Income Tax Returns
... plea. Read other coverage about physician fraud: - 10 Recent Healthcare Fraud Cases Involving Physicians - Iowa Internist Relinquishes License After Pleading Guilty to Medicaid Fraud - New York Podiatrist ...21 January 2011 -
975. St. Jude Medical to Pay $16M to Settle Kickback Allegations
St. Jude Medical, based in St. Paul, Minn., has agreed to pay the federal government $16 million to resolve allegations that the company used post-market studies and a registry to pay kickbacks to physicians, ...21 January 2011 -
976. Government Files Lawsuit Against New York City for Alleged Medicaid Fraud
... law mandates that any patient eligible for the 24-hour care services must receive medical assessments from a physician, social worker, nurse and a designated medical director. City administrators allegedly ...13 January 2011 -
977. January/February 2011 Issue of Becker's ASC Review
... a four-OR ASC with about 16 physician-users. Q: When did your ASC establish its reprocessing program and what ... Click to continue » ASC Quality Collaboration Issues Free Single-Use Device Reprocessing ...13 January 2011 -
978. 6 Key Legal Issues Facing Ambulatory Surgery Centers
2011 should be an interesting year for surgery center legal issues. The key issues that we see include increased enforcement under the anti-kickback and related statutes, increased impatience from physicians ...12 January 2011 -
979. Surgery Center OR Lease Agreement at Issue for Texas Physician
The Palladium for Surgery-Houston LDT has filed a lawsuit against a Woodlands, Texas, physician over his failure to pay for his surgical center use, according to an Ultimate Montrose report. According ...12 January 2011 -
980. 10 Recent Healthcare Fraud Cases Involving Physicians
Here are 10 recent physician fraud cases making headlines. 1. Idaho psychiatrist allegedly bilked more than $30,000 from Medicaid — Michael Applebaum, MD, allegedly failed to properly document ...11 January 2011