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OIG Recovers More Than $200.1 Million In Oversight Efforts
OIG Recovers More Than $200.1 Million In Oversight Efforts

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Office Of Inspector General (OIG) has been quite busy this past year, according their most recent HHS-OIG Semiannual Report to Congress. Accountable to Congress, the OIG is comprised of several […]
Indiana Woman Arrested For Fraudulent LPN License While Getting $55K in Disability Benefits
Indiana Woman Arrested For Fraudulent LPN License While Getting $55K in Disability Benefits

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A recent news release from the Southern District Indiana Department of Justice serves as a cautionary tale for Credentialing departments checking licenses on their prospective staff. On Wednesday, Rochelle Perry, 49, […]
AI Is Gaining More Ground In Healthcare 
AI Is Gaining More Ground In Healthcare 

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) –The healthcare industry is stretched to its limits, between chronic burnout, and a mass exodus of workers that resulted in a staffing shortage. In an effort to meet patient needs in the […]
Recent Study Suggests Sleep Quality Could Prevent Long COVID 
Recent Study Suggests Sleep Quality Could Prevent Long COVID 

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Some studies have shown that the pandemic was associated with a significant increase in psychological symptoms, as well as insomnia. Around 40 percent of the general population had issues with sleep, […]
Recent OIG Audit Finds CMS Did Not Detect Cyber Threats
Recent OIG Audit Finds CMS Did Not Detect Cyber Threats

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services breach portal, there have already been 26 reports of healthcare data breaches reported so far this month. Of those, 18 cases […]
New Health Care Revenue Analysis Suggests More Workers Compensation may be in Store
New Health Care Revenue Analysis Suggests More Workers Compensation may be in Store

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – For many health care organizations, commercial payers and Medicare, along with Medicare Advantage plans have been the bulk of provider revenue for many years. However, providers may be leaning harder on […]
New Legislation Proposes Tying Physician Reimbursement to Inflation
New Legislation Proposes Tying Physician Reimbursement to Inflation

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Medicare rates and updates drive the workers compensation industry on multiple levels, from payer rules, to reimbursement structures for procedures and drugs. While Medicare issues corrections and changes every year, the […]
Recent Reports Show CEOs Making More Than Average Annual Family Income Per Day
Recent Reports Show CEOs Making More Than Average Annual Family Income Per Day

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to data from Statista Research, the aggregated CEO-to-worker compensation ratio was 398.8 in 2021. This suggests that on average, CEO’s received around 398.8 times the annual average salary of their […]