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Digital transformation demands a whole new level oversight to avoid healthcare fraud

The federal government estimates that over $ 36 billion in improper fee-for-service Medicare payments have been racked up and the industry overall is wrought with fraud and abuse. Part of it is the nature of the business, said Paul H. Westfall, Washington Counsel for the American Medical Association.  It’s a very high-transaction and high-volume sector… Read More »

Husband demands answers after his wife, 34, died of asthma attack outside locked ER doors

‘They killed her’: Husband demands answers after his wife, 34, died of a treatable asthma attack outside locked ER doors Laura Levis was 34 when she died of cardiac arrest after an asthma attack  She had walked to CHA Somerville Hospital  The first door she tried was locked and she collapsed before getting to the… Read More »