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7 Infamous Examples Healthcare Fraud in Florida

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Healthcare Fraud in Florida January 2023 - Michael Ligotti Michael Ligotti was a medical director for over 50 addiction treatment facilities, also known as “sober homes'', in Palm Beach County. He practiced as a doctor of osteopathic medicine. Ligotti ended up pleading guilty to committing healthcare fraud in October 2022.

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8 Frightening Healthcare Fraud Examples

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Fortunately, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) does help regulate healthcare fraud. Imagine going to a doctor for acute minor back pain. However what the doctor wrote in your medical chart was for chronic, or long-lasting severe back pain. paid over $18.2

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Newsletter, August 2023

Patient Safety Movement

2B: Create a learning ecosystem and shared accountability system to ensure that evidence-based practices are implemented and goals for reduced harms and risks of harm for all Americans are realized. 2C: Advance interoperability of healthcare data and assure free access to the tracking of harms and use of evidence-based solutions.