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Dental Healthcare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) Training

American Medical Compliance

The impact of these losses and risks magnifies as Medicare continues to serve a growing number of beneficiaries. Even organized crime groups infiltrate the Medicare Program and operate as Medicare providers and suppliers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) require FWA training.

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Fraud, Waste and Abuse Training for Workers in Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

American Medical Compliance

The impact of these losses and risks magnifies as Medicare continues to serve a growing number of beneficiaries. Even organized crime groups infiltrate the Medicare Program and operate as Medicare providers and suppliers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) require FWA training.

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False Claims Act Update: A Mid-Year Review (2023)

Healthcare Law Insights blog

This point is driven home in Piacentile , where relators alleged that a pharmaceutical company paid illegal kickbacks to oncologists to encourage their use of the company’s drugs over competitors. Thus, in cases involving pre-2010 conduct, relators must still have firsthand knowledge to qualify as an original source.

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Top Healthcare Career Resources Blogs of 2021

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

RVUs or Relative Value Units are part of the formula Medicare uses to quantify the complexity of work and expense a practice generates seeing patients. Every type of encounter is assigned an RVU value by Medicare. For those unfamiliar with the terminology, advanced practitioner Russell Singleton breaks down the concept of RVUs here.

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The Lived Experience of Providing Preventative Caries Care in Missouri Post COVID-19 and Cannabis Legalization

American Nurse

Missouri skilled nursing facility residents (N=253) reported that 49% of residents rely on staff to clean their mouth, many have no Medicare dental coverage, and Medicaid covers a limited number of dental services (The Oral Health of Adults, 2022). However, Participant #3 commented before they could have more face-to-face communication.