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Telehealth Billing Compliance Risks Are Rising in Behavioral Health

Jason Free — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:21:54 +0000

The $300,000 False Claims Act settlement involving aptihealth should not be treated as an isolated behavioral health billing dispute. It highlights a larger compliance problem facing telehealth providers as virtual care expands faster than the controls needed to govern documentation, patient communication, attendance, and revenue cycle activity.

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Konica Minolta Healthcare and ImagineSoftware Announce Groundbreaking Strategic Agreement to Expand Offerings

Jason Free — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 20:34:18 +0000

Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, (“Konica Minolta”) and ImagineSoftware (“Imagine”) announced an integration agreement joining Imagine's innovative, artificial intelligence-driven platform for automated radiology billing, ImagineOne, with Konica Minolta’s Exa PACS|RIS solution. The agreement marks an exciting milestone in the evolution of autonomous technology and a continued commitment to push the boundaries of what’s possible in radiology.

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PatientPay Emerges as a Powerhouse in Healthcare Billing and Payments through a Strategic Merger with ClearGage

Jason Free — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:58:18 +0000

PatientPay, the leading patient billing and payments partner for acute, ambulatory and specialty care, and ClearGage, a leading provider of healthcare estimate and payment solutions, announced the close of their merger to deliver the industry-leading digital billing and payment platform for medical groups, specialty practices and community hospitals as PatientPay.

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Proposed Rule on Mitigating the Impact of Significant, Anomalous, and Highly Suspect Billing Activity on Medicare Shared Savings Program Financial Calculations in Calendar Year 2023 (CMS-1799-P)

Jason Free — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:46:24 +0000

On June 28, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the proposed rule entitled, “Medicare Program: Mitigating the Impact of Significant, Anomalous, and Highly Suspect Billing Activity on Medicare Shared Savings Program Financial Calculations in Calendar Year 2023” (CMS-1799-P).

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New York Presbyterian Hospital Pays Over $800,000 to Settle Claims that Physician Practices Improperly Billed Government Healthcare Programs

Jason Free — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:05:08 +0000

Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced that New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) has agreed to pay $801,000 to resolve claims that two radiology practices improperly billed Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE for images used in image guided radiation therapy treatments (IGRT) provided to cancer patients.

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AHA & CHA Statement on Human Rights Watch Report on Hospital Billing & Collection Practices

Jason Free — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:02:28 +0000

America’s hospitals and health systems, regardless of size, location, or type, are committed to treating all patients with respect and dignity while providing high quality, accessible care, regardless of ability to pay or health insurance status.

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Northern Light Health and Optum Launch Strategic Relationship

Jason Free — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:46:01 +0000

Northern Light Health and Optum announced a strategic relationship to enhance the healthcare experience for patients and providers throughout Maine. As part of this relationship, select Northern Light Health employees will become part of Optum, providing them with new opportunities for growth and career advancement while they continue to support Northern Light Health.

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Sarasota Memorial Recognized Among Best Hospitals for Ethical Billing

Jason Free — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:25:27 +0000

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System was recognized as one of the Best Hospitals for Billing Ethics in America in a first-ever study published by Money.

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