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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.

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How Technology is Helping Combat Healthcare Fraud

HIT Consultant

This figure encompasses a wide range of deceptive practices by healthcare providers, patients, and third parties which include billing for services not rendered, falsifying documents, offering or receiving kickbacks, and submitting false billing codes to secure higher reimbursements from government or private healthcare programs.

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Why Family Caregivers Need Help from the Healthcare Establishment

HIT Consultant

There continues to be overwhelming and seemingly never-ending competition for resources, posing serious challenges to our healthcare infrastructure. The good news is that support for family caregivers appears to be growing among public and private healthcare payers. In addition, President Biden’s $1.9