A former sleep clinic owner pleaded guilty to health care fraud and aggravated identity theft charges today for submitting over $1 million in fraudulent claims for sleep studies to Medicare, according to a release from the US Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California.
Eddie Hernandez, 45, pleaded guilty in November in Los Angeles federal court to one count of healthcare fraud, reports The Daily Breeze. Prosecutors said Hernandez and co-defendant Anna Vishnevsky, 51 — owner of a Studio City...
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that sleep specialists in Australia are concerned patients visiting sleep clinics are being wrongly diagnosed for financial gain.
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A judge said he did not think the ex-UC Berkeley doctor would re-offend and agreed with the...
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The problem may arise when or how we communicate that PAP therapy equipment, both masks and pressurized air, can trigger claustrophobia or panic attacks under a specific set of circumstances.
Read MoreJahi McMath’s family is suing the surgeon and hospital who performed a tonsillectomy to cure her sleep apnea, Reuters reports. The lawsuit, filed in Alameda County Superior Court by McMath’s mother, stepfather and...
Read MoreWhistleblower Donna Nichols will receive 20% of nearly $300,000 repaid to taxpayers in the US government’s settlement of fraud claims against a Florida sleep-disorder clinic. The clinic was accused of pretending to...
Read MoreFollowing on the heels of the US settling false claim allegations against a Florida sleep clinic, consumer advocacy group Corporate Whistleblower Center issued a press release urging employees of sleep clinics to contact the...
Read MoreThe most significant disorder at one sleep center was fraud. It recently brought to light by the Department of Justice, reports the Washington Examiner. A Florida clinic that performed medically unnecessary tests on patients to...
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Sleep testing is clearly on the OIG’s radar. A recently released report by the agency identified nearly $17 million in questionable billing for PSG services. A lawyer analyzes the OIG’s report and provides recommendations you can implement today.
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A proposed rule would increase rewards paid to Medicare beneficiaries and other individuals whose tips about suspected fraud lead to the successful recovery of funds.
Read MoreThe Florida-based sleep testing company allegedly billed Medicare and other federal health care programs illegally.
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Office of Inspector General of the US Department of Health and Human Services rejects a request for waiver of the Stark Law to permit sleep specialists to dispense Medicare CPAP to their patients.
Read MoreAmerica’s health care system has become too complex and costly to continue business as usual, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Inefficiencies, an overwhelming amount of data, and other economic and quality barriers hinder progre
Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a final rule representing another step to increase protections for Medicare and beneficiaries from potentially fraudulent suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, ort
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Knowledge and diligence pay off in the world of coding and reimbursement.
Read MorePresident Barack Obama introduced a new effort to crack down on waste and fraud in Medicare, Medicaid, and other government programs through the expanded use of payment recapture audits. The initiative is the latest component in President Obama&
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