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Hospitals Are Giving Lessons on Blowing the Whistle on Fraud

A federal law that takes effect in January 2007 requires the country’s hospitals and nursing homes to educate their employees and officers on how to detect and report fraud. This requirement applies to companies that earn at least $5 million a year in Medicaid business. Under the False Claims Act, whistleblowers have received millions of dollars for disclosing large-scale fraud.

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Posted By Marcella Auerbach
Category Legal, False Claims Act, Health care Posted December 27th, 2006
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