HHS-OIG issued a new Special Fraud Alert on relationships with “purported telemedicine companies” on July 20, 2022. The Special Fraud Alert comes on the heels of a nationally coordinated takedown charging dozens of individuals criminally for their participation in an allegedly fraudulent scheme related to telemedicine, laboratories, and durable medical equipment (“DME”).[1] However, the alert comes after focus on telemedicine fraud cases in particular since 2019. The Special Fraud Alert identifies several characteristics of concern and common elements that individuals and companies should be aware of.Continue Reading Suspect Characteristics Identified under a Telehealth Special Fraud Alert
Special Fraud Alert
Government fraud alert for physicians: Watch out for speaker programs
By Conor Duffy & Nathaniel Arden on
Posted in Fraud and Abuse, Government Enforcement
Excerpt of a contributed article published in Medical Economics on November 18, 2020.
Past Special Fraud Alerts have portended heightened enforcement activity.
On November 16, 2020, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human Services (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert (Alert) highlighting the fraud and abuse risks posed by speaker…