Healthicity Blog

1. Miami-Based Physician Charged for Role in Pain Pill Diversion and Medicare Fraud Scheme -

Daniel Levinson, Inspector General of HHS, was a keynote speaker on Monday, March 27th at the HCCA’s Compliance Institute. Every year most attendees eagerly listen to what he has to say. Among other things, he spoke of what he termed “Compliance 2.0.”

1. California Clinic Owner Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Role in Occupational Therapy Fraud Scheme -

Last week, the OIG posted a report of their Medicare Compliance Review of the University of Florida Health Jacksonville Hospital. This is the most recent of many similar reports.

1. MEDICARE FRAUD TRIAL SET FOR DOCTOR TIED TO MENENDEZ PROBE-WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - “Many of the Medicare fraud charges against prominent Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen are complicated, but one is simple

We hear a lot about fraud and abuse involving the Medicare program, and rightfully so. But because Medicaid programs are state-run, we may not hear of Medicaid issues unless they are in the news, in the state we live or work in.

1. The University of California at Riverside’s Pilot Payroll Certification System Did Not Provide Accountability Over Payroll Charges to Federal Awards (A-04-13-01026) -

A couple weeks ago, Medstar Ambulance Inc. settled False Claims Act allegations with the government for $12.7 million. The allegations were first brought to the attention of the government through a former billing office employee who filed a qui tam (i.e., whistleblower) lawsuit under the False...