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Healthcare workers saw a collective forfeit of $927 million in wages last year from taking time off work due to injuries, according to research from legal funding provider High Rise Financial based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor…

Atlanta-based CRH Healthcare and Peachtree Immediate Care have agreed to pay $1.6 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting upcoded evaluation and management claims to Medicare.

The Senate has reintroduced a bill that would expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare and make COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities more permanent. 

Meta is rolling back some of its COVID-19 misinformation policies after consulting with its independent oversight advisory board.

Washington physician David Becerril, MD, has been charged with 16 counts of conspiracy, fraud and false statements for his alleged participation in a telemarketing healthcare fraud scheme.

May saw two fatal hospital shootings in Virginia and Georgia that claimed the lives of patients and employees. Physician injuries and deaths from hospital-based shootings have more than tripled in the last two decades, according to a study from Relias…

Michigan pulmonary and sleep physician Venkat Rao, MD, died June 3 from his injuries after he was hit by a vehicle in Grand Blanc on June 1, ABC affiliate WJRT reported June 6.

In mid-June, the American Medical Association House of Delegates will meet in Chicago to create a national physician consensus on a number of emerging health issues, including science, ethics, business and government. 

Here are eight healthcare fraud cases for leaders to know from the last 30 days: 

Tennessee physician Ralph Reach, MD, was sentenced to six months in federal prison and 18 months of home detention after pleading guilty to three drug charges.