Improper payments from the federal government to fraudulent providers is big business. In 2019, the estimated number of improper payments by Medicaid totaled $57.36 billion. The...
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Federal Agencies Provide Valuable Data Used in Health Care Credentialing & Screening
Attorney Generals And Federal Agencies The U.S. Attorney General (AG) is the chief law enforcement officer of the Federal government as the head of the Department of Justice. The...
Is the Pharma Industry Paying Enough Attention to Their B2B Relationships?
Within pharmaceutical companies, compliance often dominates decision making – especially in this age of intense scrutiny and looming litigation. During my 8+ years of pharma...
State Medical Boards Discipline Providers for Unprofessional Behavior
When a State Medical Board issues a license to practice medicine, it is responsible to assure that the licensed provider has been properly trained and maintains skills through...
Protecting and Serving Vulnerable Health Care Populations
While much is said about the monetary cost of fraud in health care, the danger to patients is more than just financial. Between 2012 and 2015, 1.2 million Medicare beneficiaries...
Compliance and Changing Pharmacy Technician Roles
As the demand for prescription drugs continues to increase, so does the demand for pharmaceutical services. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs for pharmacy...
What Is a Provider Entity?
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a provider entity is a health care provider or supplier who bills Medicare or Medicaid for services rendered...
Verisys Provides a Single-Search for Verified National Abuse Results
Verisys offers its aggregated, verified National Abuse Registry as a search option from a login to Verisys Connect, as an API, or as part of its turn-key data platform...
Thoroughly Verifying Provider Licenses and Certifications Improves the Quality of Health Care
Provider License Verification and Board Certifications: The Foundation of Quality Health Care Maintaining and improving quality health care is the collective goal of health care...
Why it’s Important to Screen and Monitor Against the Medicare Opt-Out List
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS CAN OPT-OUT OF MEDICARE When credentialing providers, it is important to check and monitor against the list of those providers who have opted out of...
