200 Search Results for Medical Fraud and Abuse
Trial Preparation
The Best Evidence Rule and Why it Was Implemented into the Court System
The best evidence rule in basic terms is an ancient legal rule that requires the originals, rather than copies, of documents to be presented as evidence durin Continue Reading...
Corruption
Anti-Corruption
No one is immune from the power of corruption. Of course there are orders of magnitude and people can be corrupted in little ways that do not seem to matter, but many times the people that are corrupted are the very ones Continue Reading...
Federal Government Tax
The main source of government income is taxes. The government taxes various organizations in the economy differently to ensure that adequate revenue is collected. Corporate use loopholes in the tax system to reduce the tax pai Continue Reading...
(Mechanic, 2006, p. 11) (Sparrow, 2000, p. 9) Lastly, low reimbursement may be a the center of concerns about cost shifting to private insured persons, private insurance reimbursement contracts and those with the least bargaining power private pay p Continue Reading...
The structure of Byetta is similar to that of GLP-1 and performs the same functions. Both promote decreased appetite (Wilson).
Dr. Wysham was an observer at a study conducted on 20 Rockwood diabetic patients who were taking conventional diabetic me Continue Reading...
It has even created a new network of medical clinics that provide easy access to medical treatment at affordable prices at an efficient pace for such routine treatments as strep throat cultures, physicals for jobs or athletics, flu shots, and other Continue Reading...
HEALTHCARE PROPOSAL Healthcare Proposal Annotated BibliographyAbelsen, B., Strasser, R., Heaney, D., Berggren, P., Sigurosson, S., Brandstorp, H., Wakegijig, J., Forsling, N., Moody-Corbett, P., Akearok, G.H., Mason, A., Savage, C. & Nicoll, P. (2020 Continue Reading...
Criminal Justice: Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking is a global and a national problem which eradicates the humanity and dignity of the individual and contributes to a destruction of all the values of freedom, independence and a universal moral co Continue Reading...
They now work together in what has become an ideological battle against the U.S. In this vicious battle against the terror outfits, our people have been robbed of their cherished freedom, which has always been the cornerstone of our constitution.
A Continue Reading...
It is the largest of all federal agencies with a budget that accounts for one- quarter of the federal budget allocated to all federal agencies.
In addition to maintaining approximately 300 HHS programs, the USDHHS also administrates numerous other Continue Reading...
Corruption exists within all aspects of government, and has since early civilization. While many steps have been taken to prevent such corruption in other areas of the world, the United States has recently introduced legislation that has the potentia Continue Reading...
S. General Accounting Office (GAO) estimates' in 1991 stated that nearly 30% of those incarcerated had used drugs daily in the month before committing the offense for which they were in prison. By the year 2003 there were approximately 6.9 million in Continue Reading...
Economic Impact of Gambling
Along with "Wine, Women and Song," gambling was often considered a vice. Indeed, gambling has been a part of human civilization and culture since times immemorial. Gambling has paralleled human evolution. One can easily f Continue Reading...
Moral and Legal Questions of Stem Cell Research
Stem cell research is an experimental, and research-based study as to methods of repairing the human body. By introducing stem cells into a damaged, or degenerating area of the body, the medical profe Continue Reading...
Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) legislation is patently an improvement to the health care delivery system. The mere fact that thousands upon thousands of people are receiving healthcare and medical service through the Affordable Care Continue Reading...
Contract and Pricing
Glen Mar Construction, Inc. files a protest with reference to the award of contract that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awards to the Facility Defense Consultant under the bids invitation "(IFB) No. VA260-14-B-0412" iss Continue Reading...
Obamacare: The Details
Obama's health care bill (23 March, 2010), passed by 219 votes to 212 in the House of Representatives with no Republican support, has been the biggest change in many years. In many ways a landmark, it will affect virtually eve Continue Reading...
What produces value in managed care is a good health outcome rather than medical intervention. Not every visit to a doctor is necessary; nor is every test conducted, every medication prescribed, or every placement in an intensive care unit going to Continue Reading...
Family Law Midterm
Rachel Faybyshev
Ally, Esq.
Instructions: Please respond to each question in essay format. Each question highlights the week in which the subject matter was covered but please do not forget to include the subject matters (and th Continue Reading...
Against the Patriot Act of 2001
What is the Patriot Act of 2001? The Act was passed in order to unite and strengthen the United States of America by providing all the appropriate and the necessary tools with which to fight terrorism. The President G Continue Reading...
Immigration and Asylum Policy in the EU
The formation of the European Union was a feat, unprecedented in modern history. This agreement represented feat of political cooperation never before accomplished in the history of the world. Under this agree Continue Reading...
ANA and ACHE Ethics Comparison
ANA Code of Ethics
Main points/highlights covered in this section of the code?
As per the second requirement of the ethical code of American Nurses Association (ANA), nurses need to not only have knowledge, but also Continue Reading...
Stella Liebeck, who sued fast-food giant McDonald's for compensation, owing to several third-degree, and some second-degree, burns, sustained by her from a cup of scalding McDonald's coffee; and 2) Roy L. Pearson, who sued dry cleaning service, Cust Continue Reading...
S. history such as Hurricane Andrew and the Northridge earthquake. Post-9/11 infrastructure protection investments have focused on increasing the security of infrastructure, not in increasing its resilience." (p. 258)
Certainly, these breakdowns are Continue Reading...
He believed asylums should be planned to encourage work, both physical and mental. To get away from the stress and turmoil of the city, an asylum should be erected out in the country where there was space for patients "to work, walk, and congregate. Continue Reading...
The Act creates a positive balance between government interests to save money and the interests of Medicare recipients to receive a wide range of drugs for their specific needs. The current ban on government negotiations with pharmaceutical companie Continue Reading...
Compliance Oversight
As the compliance officer at ABC Hospital, one of my major tasks is to research the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) website to locate the 2012 plan with a view of identifying compliance issues under review by the OIG. Gene Continue Reading...
Dream Act's Newest Proposal -- May 2011, Senate Bill 952
If Adolph Hitler and Eva Braun had somehow managed to make their way to the United States after World War II and had a child on American soil instead of killing themselves, the child of these Continue Reading...
Not all offense levels are entitled to a jury trial and each jurisdiction has its own standard in this regard. As a general rule, however, any offense involving the possibility of incarceration as a sanction is entitled to the benefit of a jury tria Continue Reading...
Risk Management
A Vital Component in the Governance of Health Care Institutions
Risk exists in any endeavor. Many people drive every day risking a traffic collision, others live in areas where the risk of spring tornados is extreme, and still other Continue Reading...
Most importantly, these are the harm to reputation and false facts. Two subchapters are allocated to each of these aspects, with the chapter concluding with the description of different defenses and damages and other remedies.
Chapter 9 discusses t Continue Reading...
However, as Schwarcz notes, the reasonable expectations doctrine fails in practical use for several reasons. Whie th doctrine may have widespread support from insurance law commentators, "Only a handful of state courts follow the rule, and the case Continue Reading...
Crime is not the only issue where homelessness is concerned, however, and homelessness in and of itself can be very difficult for someone to deal with, especially if the homelessness was unexpected or there are many familial obligations that sudden Continue Reading...
However, nothing can be done until the malware actually occurs. With all the different viruses, worms and Trojans, how can security managers possibly predict what malware will occur next? In contrast, a behavioral rule defines legitimate activity in Continue Reading...
These breath-testers use a range of technologies including electrochemical fuel cells, infrared absorption, metallic oxide semiconductors and disposable color-change testers.
The disposable breath-testers are cheap to purchase and very useful in de Continue Reading...
As much as 91% of these crimes result in murders. There are some other criminals who are classified as insane criminals and they can be thought to include kleptomaniacs, nymphomaniacs, habitual drunkards and pederasts. These people keep committing t Continue Reading...
com. Retrieved on November 24, 2004 from http://slate.msn.com/id/2088161/
'The U.S.A. PATRIOT Act: Preserving Life and Liberty." (2003). Department of Justice. Retrieved on November 24, 2004 from http://www.lifeandliberty.gov/
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Catholic Church in Mexico underscored both its conquest and its independence. Organizationally, the church prior to the liberation theology of the 20th century has always been more cogent than the Mexican government. The church has traditionally bee Continue Reading...
Origins, History of the IMF
The International Monetary Fund was first conceived between July 1-22, 1944, at the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. The conference was attended by representatives of 45 na Continue Reading...