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Here's Why You Should Keep Telemedicine and Opioid Claims Especially Clean

Published on Tue Jan 14, 2020

Be warned: The feds are watching for potential fraud. If you report telemedicine services or if your providers prescribe opioids for pain management purposes, pay attention: Those are two areas on the HHS Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) watch list as being fertile ground for fraud. Background: The OIG reports on fraudulent and abusive healthcare behavior that impacts federal healthcare programs [...]
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