Retired OIG Special Agent and Advize’s Director of Litigation & FWA Support will be stepping in each week to examine current fraud trends from the lens of an investigator. Stay tuned for weekly insights, updates, and information on healthcare’s most expensive crimes. Several weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about a case that I…
Retired OIG Special Agent and Advize’s Director of Litigation & FWA Support will be stepping in each week to examine current fraud trends from the lens of an investigator. Stay tuned for weekly insights, updates, and information on healthcare’s most expensive crimes. As some of you who follow healthcare fraud have likely read, the CEO…
Retired OIG Special Agent and Advize’s Director of Litigation & FWA Support will be stepping in each week to examine current fraud trends from the lens of an investigator. Stay tuned for weekly insights, updates, and information on healthcare’s most expensive crimes. Recently, there has been an unbelievable amount of bandwidth spent discussing telemedicine as…
Retired OIG Special Agent and Advize’s Director of Litigation & FWA Support will be stepping in each week to examine current fraud trends from the lens of an investigator. Stay tuned for weekly insights, updates, and information on healthcare’s most expensive crimes. The past few days, I have spent time speaking to industry and government…
Scroll through any law enforcement or OIG newsroom, and you’ll quickly learn that healthcare fraud comes in many shapes and sizes. There is no one-size-fits-all fraud scheme adopted by those looking to exploit the system for a buck (or a few million). This is what makes healthcare fraud such a persistent problem. Fraud examiners, enforcement…
Congratulations! You sat for your Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) exam and passed! You’ve now got some shiny new letters after your name, and a LinkedIn profile to update. The only problem now – is keeping your credential! In order to maintain your CFE, you must complete 20 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits every…
Retired OIG Special Agent and Advize’s Director of Litigation & FWA Support will be stepping in each week to examine current fraud trends from the lens of an investigator. Stay tuned for weekly insights, updates, and information on healthcare’s most expensive crimes. I am surprised sometimes at the number of people in the healthcare field…
Federal healthcare fraud recoveries totaled upwards of $2.3B in the 2018 fiscal year. This staggering sum is proof enough that healthcare fraud is here to stay as an unfortunate reality of the industry. Providers, patients, and insurers alike have all been complicit in various scams and schemes – which brings to mind the question: why…
Recently, the State of New Jersey, Division of Consumer Affairs (the department that administers, among other things, the Prescription Monitoring Program [PMP]), reclassified a drug known as Gabapentin. In reclassifying the drug, it is now considered a scheduled drug in New Jersey, and must now be part of the PMP reporting. For those that do not…
As a part of our YogAuditing initiative, Advize Health has brought on board two yoga instructors dedicated to the practice and its principles. Designed to enrich life and improve work performance, YogAuditing is a movement to inspire movement. Follow the journey with us by subscribing to our newsletter, reading our blogs, tuning in to our…