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How Technology is Helping Combat Healthcare Fraud

HIT Consultant

Healthcare fraud is a significant issue in the U.S. and one that continues to grow in scale as fraudulent actors seek to exploit the healthcare system for their own financial gain. the cost of healthcare fraud in the country is close to $100 billion a year. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (D.O.J.),

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HHS & DOJ FY 2022 Enforcement Targeted Fraud in COVID-19, Telemedicine, Opioid and Prescription Drugs, and Substance Use Treatment Centers, Among Other Initiatives

Sheppard Health Law

HCFAC uses advanced data analytics to monitor and target high-risk public and private healthcare programs, providers, and trends to identify HHS’s most significant risk areas and to better target fraud, abuse, and waste. We believe that HCFAC will continue to focus on these key priority enforcement areas in the coming years.

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Why Family Caregivers Need Help from the Healthcare Establishment

HIT Consultant

For this woman, the issue is not simply a matter of not having received what, in her view, was adequate training, but also the anxiety she feels about potentially causing harm to her husband each time she carries out a skilled level of care that she believes would be better left to a qualified healthcare professional. Bad News, Good News.

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Mevo Raises $19M to Revolutionize Digital Prescriptions in Brazil

HIT Consultant

Mevo’s technology enables healthcare providers to issue digital prescriptions that patients can use at any pharmacy, including Mevo’s own marketplace. Strengthening the Healthcare Ecosystem Mevo integrates with health information systems, electronic medical records, telemedicine platforms, and healthcare providers.