CMS Announced Crack Down on Nursing Home Infection Controls (HealthCare Information Management) CMS announced that they will be cracking down on nursing home infectious disease control violations. They are increasing penalties for noncompliance with infection control…
Medical Review and Clinical Documentation: How EHR Impacts Health Care Risk: Importance of Documentation “If you are a health care provider, one of the most important things you do is document. You document a patient’s history, complaints,…
Pennsylvania Resident Plead guilty to Conspiracy and Health Care Fraud Keith Scroggins, 54, plead guilty to one count each of conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid Program. During his hearing yesterday, he admitted that between the…
Tennessee Physician Charged in $7 Million Medicare Fraud Conspiracy On January 14th, 2020, Dr. James L. Crabb was charged for his role in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare. According to the charges, Dr. Crabb, 78 years…
HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification OCR Audit Program Ambulance Company Pays $65,000 and issued Corporate Integrity Agreement to settle Allegations of HIPAA noncompliance. According to Office of Civil Rights (OCR), West Georgia Ambulance, Inc. (West Georgia),…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an agreement with Millennium Health to provide near real-time drug testing data that will enhance efforts and targeted approaches in fighting the overdose crisis in…