Category: Healthcare Fraud

Since the introduction of EVV across the home health industry, several other benefits have been discovered beyond verifying home health care visits and preventing Medicaid fraud. For this reason, EVV compliance is a crucial tool that many of Direct Care Innovations‘ clients find significantly beneficial. Let’s examine three surprising benefits of EVV and how they […]

Last February, 23 individuals were charged with healthcare fraud involving $61.5 million in Medicare schemes. This complex, illegal scheme exposed patients to unnecessary testing and physician services and took advantage of vulnerable populations who depend on Medicare for crucial medical services. Unfortunately, this isn’t the only time healthcare fraud has been an issue. Direct Care […]

In February of this year, a major Medicare fraud scheme was discovered in southeast Michigan with 23 individuals being charged with several healthcare-related crimes. The perpetrators defrauded Medicare with $61.5 million in kickbacks, bribes, and Medicare bills for services that were either medically unnecessary or never provided. Patients were also exposed to excessive drug testing […]