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Healthcare Providers’ Role in Preventing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse 

American Medical Compliance

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimated that improper payments in the Medicare and Medicaid programs exceeded $100 billion from 2016 to 2023. Ethical Billing Practices Providers should adhere to ethical billing practices, avoiding upcoding, unbundling, and other fraudulent billing methods.

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Indian Health Service Funding: Grants and Financial Opportunities for Tribal Healthcare

Relias

Key sources of IHS funding The IHS is primarily funded by federal appropriations, along with grants, Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements, and third-party billing. Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements Tribal health programs can enroll as Medicaid and Medicare providers to receive reimbursements for eligible services.

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Project ECHO and the geriatric healthcare workforce

American Nurse

Each session offered free continuing education credit; instructions for claiming credit were sent by email at the end of each session. By eliminating travel time and expense, participants, especially NPs in rural practices, can easily connect with colleagues and acquire specialty knowledge.