Compliance & Legal

According to court documents, the operators of Phoenix-based RediDoc were accused of participating in a "circular scheme of kickbacks and bribes."

The association says the document, released during National Nurses Week, can act as a tool to facilitate discussions about workplace concerns.

The Offices of Inspector General for both agencies said the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Office did not take an active role in managing the initiative's success.

KLAS researchers say that many organizations are moving toward enterprise software for safety, risk and compliance management needs.

This week's top stories include Physician Partners of America being accused of billing federal programs for unnecessary medical testing and services, among other violations, and CMS estimates that payments to hospitals will increase in 2023 by $1.6B.

Dr. Elemer Raffai is accused of allegedly submitting false claims to Medicare in exchange for kickbacks from telemedicine companies.

Although Hive has only been operational since June 2021, it has reportedly breached hundreds of organizations.

According to a notice published in March, an unknown party accessed the respiratory care provider's systems in July 2021, affecting the information of more than 300,000 people.

The U.S. Department of Justice alleged that Physician Partners of America increased its telehealth visits in an attempt to make up for lost revenue during COVID-19.