Linda Vincent

5 Steps for Preventing Healthcare Fraud and Abuse at Hospice and Homecare Agencies

Providing quality care and comfort to patients is the primary concern of hospice and homecare agencies. Unfortunately, it’s not the only one. Owners also need to be proactive and vigilant to ensure they are preventing healthcare fraud and abuseWhether the... Read >

Workers Comp Fraud: How Do Employers Detect and Prevent It?

Workers comp fraud takes many forms and costs American employers billions of dollars a year in taxes, increased cost of consumer goods, related comp increases, lost employee income, and lost business income. From corporations to professional practices to ... Read >

Medicare Fraud and Abuse: The Most Profitable Healthcare Crime in the U.S.

Medicare fraud and abuse cost taxpayers approximately $60 billion a year. It’s one of the fastest and most profitable crimes in the U.S. The government health insurance program that covers 46 million elderly and disabled Americans is being hijacked by opp... Read >

How to Prevent Homecare and Hospice Medical Identity Theft

As more and more baby boomers reach their golden years, more and more of them need the services of homecare and hospice agencies. This rapid influx is good for the industry, but homecare and hospice agencies need to be as vigilant as ever in their hiring ... Read >

Corporate Identity Theft: Is Your Organization at Risk?

According to the FBI, consumer identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the U.S. Unfortunately, corporations, which essentially have the same rights and risks as citizens, are increasingly becoming victims of professional identity thieves. Indee... Read >

Prevent Medical ID Theft in Your Practice With a Lunch and Learn

Medical ID theft occurs when an identity thief uses another person’s social security number or another personal identifier to obtain medical care, products, services, or insurance benefits. The problem is widespread in all areas of healthcare, and it is a... Read >

False Claims for DME Are a Growing Form of Healthcare Fraud and Abuse

Healthcare fraud and abuse is an epidemic that takes many forms. One of the fastest growing types of healthcare fraud and abuse involves durable medical equipment (DME). Durable medical equipment is used to assist people with many different kinds of ail... Read >

Overbilling: A Leading Cause of Healthcare Fraud

Overbilling is one of the most common types of healthcare fraud. It typically occurs when a physician or a billing office submits a claim for services never provided or gives a diagnosis that is more serious than the original diagnosis in order to gain gr... Read >

Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Continues to Spiral Out of Control

From Medicare fraud to fake healthcare plans to phony claims, healthcare fraud and abuse is on the rise. The stories, cases, and facts are piling up, and they're as real as they are horrifying. For example, a doctor at a radiology clinic in Beverly Hil... Read >

Electronic Medical Records and the Growing Threat of Medical Identity Theft

The economic stimulus bill of 2009 includes $2 billion to develop a national system of electronic medical records. Although this bill streamlines the healthcare process and makes sharing information between doctors and healthcare facilities faster and eas... Read >

5 Ways to Prevent Identity Theft in Your Healthcare Practice

Do you know the ways to prevent identity theft in your healthcare practice? What proactive steps are you taking? If you haven't implemented policies, procedures, and education for your personnel to prevent identity theft, your practice is vulnerable to id... Read >

FTC Red Flag Rules: 5 Reasons Your Practice Should Outsource Identity Theft Prevention

The FTC Red Flag Rules will be effective June 1, 2010. Has your practice developed and implemented a written identity theft prevention program yet? To prevent identity theft and comply with the FTC Red Flag Rules, it’s critical that your practice:Av... Read >