The payment data pharmaceutical and medical device manufactures are required to submit to CMS under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act will soon be made public. HHS' Office of the Inspector General, the DOJ and whistle-blowers' attorneys will likely utilize the…
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The Kansas Senate and House of Representatives have passed Kansas Senate Bill 271, which would increase the criminal penalties for defrauding the Medicaid program.
On Friday, Kathleen Sebelius stepped down as HHS secretary in the wake of a troubled rollout for the federal health insurance exchange website, HealthCare.gov.
Attorneys specializing in bringing whistle-blower lawsuits under the False Claims Act have begun sifting through the physician billing records released by the government last week to identify sources of fraud, according to a Reuters report.
A federal district court in South Carolina has ordered Sumter, S.C.-based Tuomey Healthcare System to pay $70 million to delay payment on the $237 million judgment previously entered against it until an appeal of the case is completed.
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The holdings in three recent cases brought as a result of healthcare industry data breaches provide some insight into what makes a data breach lawsuit successful or unsuccessful, according to a new article in the New York Law Journal.
Billing for a severe protein deficiency called kwashiorkor is a new area receiving immense scrutiny from HHS' Office of the Inspector General this year.
Following news of Kathleen Sebelius' recognition, here are eight things to know about the Obama administration's new nominee for HHS secretary — Sylvia Mathews Burwell.
In the wake of the ICD-10 delay that took effect last week, healthcare providers, payers and other industry members are re-evaluating their preparation plans and assessing what the change means for their organizations.
The ICD-10 transition delay of at least a year that was signed into law last week was widely met with ire from industry stakeholders.