by Advize Admin | Mar 26, 2021 | FWA
As states begin to open and expand the availability of the various COVID vaccines, there still remains the fact that the rollout is based on a variety of factors, which can include certain medical morbidities and comorbidities. From our discussions with people,...
by Advize Admin | Mar 19, 2021 | FWA
The past few weeks have shown that fraud is committed without a thought, even by those that are empowered to protect us. A recently retired police officer from a suburban New Jersey town was involved in a compounding scheme that landed him squarely in the forefront of...
by Advize Admin | Mar 5, 2021 | FWA
As the speed of covid vaccinations picks up, so do the reports of doses going to waste. And it’s more than just a handful at the end of the day because of a few appointment cancellations. Health officials are trying to rein in waste without slowing down vaccinations....
by Advize Admin | Feb 12, 2021 | FWA
A key U.S. senator is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate N95 mask fraud and federal agents announced the seizure of 1.7 million more counterfeit 3M masks in the New York borough of Queens as the breadth of a major scam concerning front-line health...
by Advize Admin | Feb 12, 2021 | FWA
Do you feel blog posts are all the same? There are some truths and useful information, and some hyperbole. In 2020, I took my family’s dental fraud story public and then performed a deep dive into dental fraud, including issues around standards of...
by Advize Admin | Feb 5, 2021 | FWA, Healthcare
If you working in the “weeds” of healthcare fraud, waste and abuse, you have hopefully come across the newest scheme being perpetuated by our favorite sector of fraudulent specialties; podiatrists. As with all specialties, there are unique niches of FWA that can...
by Advize Admin | Jan 29, 2021 | FWA, Healthcare
…co-owner of numerous compounding pharmacies and pharmaceutical distributors, was sentenced today on his guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money...
by Advize Admin | Jan 29, 2021 | FWA
Part III of a multi-part series (part I, part II) that continues to cover the top ten violations of law against physical therapists that are enforced by state licensure boards. As I wrote in my prior published columns, we will cover three violations at a time in...
by Maggie Stankiewicz | Jan 5, 2021 | Fraud, FWA, Healthcare
The Fraud Spotlight series is a long-form examination of current fraud trends and investigative strategies from our team of retired OIG agents and expert fraud investigators. Stay tuned for weekly insights, updates, and information on healthcare’s most expensive...
by Advize Admin | Dec 30, 2020 | Community, Fraud, FWA, Healthcare
The year 2020 was ripe with unprecedented challenges. Between a global pandemic, civil unrest, and rampant socio-political uncertainty…there was a lot to deal with. The healthcare industry was thrust into the spotlight, first for its heroes on the frontlines, then for...
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