May 6, 2015 | Health Care
Yesterday, as part of its continuing “data transparency initiative,” CMS released detailed data on over a billion prescriptions dispensed to Medicare beneficiaries in 2013 under the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program. That information is now publicly available...
Apr 29, 2015 | Health Care
As we all know, most medical care today is paid for by third-party insurance, and the physician usually sends the bill directly to the insurance company. However, it is very easy for there to be errors in these bills, either in individual bills or in series of bills....
Apr 1, 2015 | Health Care
Check the OIG Exclusions Database! Doing Business With Excluded Individuals or Entities Can Lead to Substantial Liability In January 2015, an Alabama hospital paid nearly half a million dollars in civil monetary penalties (“CMPs”) after self-disclosing the employment...
Mar 31, 2015 | Health Care
In 2014, 60 minutes did a segment highlighting data brokers and how they are collecting and selling personal information. This is an ever increasing problem with staff that has access to valuable private medical, credit and personal information and violates both local...
