In a Special Fraud Alert OIG Alerts Practitioners To Exercise Caution When Entering Into Arrangements With Purported Telemedicine Companies

In a Special Fraud Alert OIG Alerts Practitioners To Exercise Caution When Entering Into Arrangements With Purported Telemedicine Companies

The Office of lnspector General (OIG) has conducted dozens of investigations of fraud schemes involving companies that purported to provide telehealth, telemedicine, or telemarketing services (collectively, Telemedicine Companies) and exploited the growing acceptance...
OIG Reports – New Cerner Electronic Health Record’s Caused Multiple Events of Patient Harm at VA

OIG Reports – New Cerner Electronic Health Record’s Caused Multiple Events of Patient Harm at VA

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Veterans Affairs conducted a review to assess a safety concern with the new electronic health record (EHR) that resulted in patient harm. The OIG found that the new EHR sent thousands of orders for medical...