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11 Aug 2011, 10:49 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
According to the indictment, Lombera and her co-conspirators installed nominee presidents to hide her control of five durable medical equipment companies in Miami that submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare, including Mercy Medical Supply, Inc., JHH Group, Inc., La Numero 1 Farmacia Discount Corp., Yani's Pharmacy, Inc., and El Perimetro Farmacia Discount Corp. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 11:09 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
" In the first case unsealed today in Los Angeles, George Hakopian and Yervand Khachatryan are accused in a Medicare fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment (DME). [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 11:09 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
" In the first case unsealed today in Los Angeles, George Hakopian and Yervand Khachatryan are accused in a Medicare fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment (DME). [read post]
17 Jun 2016, 1:43 pm by Matthew Odgers
It also covers such non-coded categories as: Durable medical supplies and equipment. [read post]
16 Apr 2014, 6:24 am by Debra A. McCurdy
 Individuals who maintain a 5 percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interest in a provider or supplier in the high risk category -- including newly-enrolling home health agencies (HHAs) and newly-enrolling durable medical equipment, orthotics, prosthetics, and supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers -- are subject to a fingerprint-based criminal history report check of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System. [read post]
21 Nov 2023, 10:27 am by luiza
Included among the healthcare areas OIG pointed to of particular concern are hospice, home health, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, testing labs, genetic testing, durable medical equipment, substance abuse treatment, and COVID-19 testing. [read post]
24 Feb 2010, 6:55 am by Green and Associates
Anwar stated: "On many occasions individuals were prescribed DME [Durable Medical Equipment] which were unnecessary because the individuals were either slightly injured or not injured at all. [read post]
2 May 2012, 1:23 pm by McNabb Associates, P.C.
The charges are based on a variety of alleged fraud schemes involving various medical treatments and services such as home health care, mental health services, psychotherapy, physical and occupational therapy, durable medical equipment (DME), and ambulance services. [read post]
2 May 2012, 1:23 pm by McNabb Associates, P.C.
The charges are based on a variety of alleged fraud schemes involving various medical treatments and services such as home health care, mental health services, psychotherapy, physical and occupational therapy, durable medical equipment (DME), and ambulance services. [read post]
1 Jun 2014, 3:30 am by Peter Katz
Chikwere Onyekwere and Uchechi Onyekwere, 14 CR 274 EDNY The government alleges in its indictment that the defendants, owners and operators of two DME companies (durable medical equipment, such as wheelchairs and surgical supplies)  (“Excellent Care Medical Supply” and “Academy Medical Supply”), submitted false and fraudulent claims to Medicare Managed Care, also known as “Medicare Part C. [read post]
28 Jun 2018, 3:04 pm by Ben Vernia
In the Corporate Strike Force, five defendants were charged in the Middle District of Tennessee with a kickback conspiracy at a durable medical equipment company, which allegedly resulted in more than $1 million in kickbacks and over $2.5 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare. [read post]
2 Feb 2022, 8:00 am by anne
Healthcare Recoveries Grew in 2021 Healthcare is the leading source of recoveries under the False Claims Act, with the government and whistleblowers pursuing claims against pharmaceutical companies, managed care providers, hospitals, physicians, laboratories, durable medical equipment companies, home healthcare and hospice companies, and more. [read post]
7 Sep 2011, 4:42 pm by McNabb Associates, P.C.
The charges are based on a variety of alleged fraud schemes involving various medical treatments and services such as home health care, physical and occupational therapy, mental health services, psychotherapy, and durable medical equipment (DME). [read post]
7 Sep 2011, 4:42 pm by McNabb Associates, P.C.
The charges are based on a variety of alleged fraud schemes involving various medical treatments and services such as home health care, physical and occupational therapy, mental health services, psychotherapy, and durable medical equipment (DME). [read post]
15 Jun 2019, 9:00 am by Staff
Medical practices that rent, for example, to a durable medical equipment supplier, raise a concern because the durable medical equipment suppliers are likely to benefit from referrals of the medical practice’s patients. [read post]
8 Apr 2011, 9:23 am by Steven Boutwell
The defendant was a Medicare/Medicaid durable medical equipment provider who allegedly used a recruiter to go into elderly and low income communities to gather billing information from beneficiaries after Hurricane Katrina. [read post]
29 Feb 2012, 4:28 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
In addition to the data mining tools highlighted in the Medistat indictments, other new tools helping to boost the success of federal health care fraud investigation and prosecution include: • Tough new rules and sentences for criminals • Enhanced screening and other enrollment requirements • Increased coordination of fraud prevention efforts • Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) • New focus on compliance and… [read post]