A two-year pay freeze isn't likely to hurt the government in hiring and retaining infosec pros. People often choose to work for the government for a higher cause, to play a vital role in protecting the national interest.
Figuring out a way to make sure health information exchanges play by the same rules when sharing data nationally is proving to be a very difficult task.
A Florida hospital is notifying approximately 40,000 of its emergency room patients about a breach incident involving stolen paper records that it believes might have affected about 1,500 of those patients.
Using palm scanning technology to identify patients can help improve patient safety and prevent fraud, says Michael Sauk, vice president and CIO at University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics.
Federal regulators have published proposed guidelines for a new effort to audit healthcare providers receiving Medicaid payments to recover overpayments and help detect fraud.
A Colorado court's decision to overturn an identity-theft conviction based on the misuse of a stolen Social Security number has stirred debate among identity theft protection advocates.
When the Medicare program suspended payments to 253 provider organizations in 2007 and 2008, the action was almost always based on evidence of fraud, rather than overpayment errors, a new report shows.
A California man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for a Medicare fraud scheme that involved recruiting homeless people to receive unnecessary treatment and equipment.
Only a few days remain to offer comments to two panels advising federal regulators on important issues that affect the privacy and security of electronic health records.
Federal authorities have announced an indictment alleging $200 million in Medicare fraud stemming from bogus mental health therapy sessions for the elderly in the Miami area.
As the federal government attempts to crack down on Medicare and Medicaid fraud, officials have discovered that most medical schools don't offer training on how to comply with federal fraud and abuse laws.
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