Detroit Area Doctor Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme

A Detroit area hematologist-oncologist was sentenced today to serve 45 years in prison for his role in a health care fraud scheme that included administering medically unnecessary infusions or injections to 553 individual patients and submitting to Medicare and private insurance companies approximately $34 million in fraudulent claims. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of…

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New Jersey Doctor Sentenced To 14 Months In Prison For Taking Bribes In Test-Referrals Scheme Involving New Jersey Clinical Lab

NEWARK, N.J. – A doctor with a medical practice in Montclair, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 14 months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for test referrals as part of a long-running and elaborate scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, New Jersey, its president and numerous associates, U.S. Attorney…

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Operator of Detroit Adult Day Care Center and Two Home Health Care Company Owners Sentenced in $29 Million Medicare Fraud Conspiracy

WASHINGTON – The former operator of a Detroit adult day care center and two former owners of Detroit-area home health care companies were sentenced to prison today for their roles in a $29 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of…

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MICROSOFT OFFICE 365 ACHIEVES TOP RATING FOR HIPAA COMPLIANCE

Microsoft Office 365 cloud services for the healthcare industry has recently achieved the highest possible HITRUST CSF rating – achieving a maximum score of five – in a certification review of its security and privacy controls initiated by Centura Health. The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) Common Security Framework (CSF) is a scalable, prescriptive and…

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