Healthicity Blog

1. Florida pain clinic to pay $7.4M for Medicare fraud - “A company that runs pain clinics in northeast Florida will pay the federal government $7.4 million

A Jacksonville, FL area pain clinic, Coastal Spine and Pain, recently settled with the U.S. Department of Justice for $7.4 million

Recently, Raleigh Orthopedic Clinic, a provider group practice that operates clinics and an orthopedic surgery center in Raleigh, North Carolina, settled with OCR for $750,000

1. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $2.95 Million Settlement With Hospital Group For Improperly Delaying Repayment Of Medicaid Funds -

We’ve highlighted the significance of this case in previous webinars and blog posts, but now we know that it’s at least $3 million dollars more significant than it was before.

There are many requirements for attesting to Meaningful Use in 2016. For most providers, they will be following Meaningful Use Modified Stage 2 requirements which includes 9 criteria for eligible hospitals and 10 requirements for eligible providers.

1. Fort Myers doc pays $250K Medicare Fraud Settlement - “A Fort Myers urologist implicated in a multimillion-dollar federal investigation of 21st Century Oncology's billings to the Medicare and Tricare programs, will pay $250,000 to resolve allegations against him”

It’s not unusual to read about large, multi-million dollar settlements for alleged healthcare fraud and abuses.