The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the sentencing of a New Jersey doctor in connection to a healthcare fraud scheme. The agency stated in a press release that the court sentenced the physician to 33 months imprisonment after he plead...
Month: February 2021
Can health centers give patients gift cards?
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an Advisory Opinion with information about whether or not it is appropriate for healthcare centers to provide patients with gift cards. The opinion is in response to a...
Nurses: 3 tips to reduce burnout in 2021
The healthcare field put serious demands on its nursing staff in 2020. Hospital administrators, physicians and even patients often expected nurses to do more as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic — often with insufficient staffing. As a result, it is no surprise that...
Feds announce telemedicine healthcare fraud scheme
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced seven guilty pleas in connection to a telemedicine healthcare fraud scheme. The agency first announced the scheme in December 2020. According to the prosecution, individuals connected to pharmacies were...
Report finds pandemic led to jump in physician burnout rates
A professor with the department of Psychiatry at the University of California Davis notes that physicians are “inherently very resilient people.” He should know. He is an expert in the psyche of physicians and recently released a paper Physician Suicide: Cases and...
Can a nurse get penalized for giving advice about the COVID vaccine?
The pandemic has put the medical community in a difficult situation. In addition to working to provide quality care to their patients, these medical professionals must also do their best to stay current with information about the COVID-19 virus as it becomes...