WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the national law firm Baron & Budd announced that it is dedicating significant resources from its whistleblower practice to investigate allegations of Electronic Health Records (EHR) fraud. To combat EHR fraud, help from individuals with inside information is needed.
“Identifying and stopping EHR fraud is extremely important. EHR fraud schemes not only defraud taxpayers but puts the health and safety of patients at risk.”
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“In many cases the only way fraud is discovered is when a whistleblower comes forward with information,” said Baron & Budd attorney, Will Powers. “Identifying and stopping EHR fraud is extremely important. EHR fraud schemes not only defraud taxpayers but puts the health and safety of patients at risk.”
EHR software is used by healthcare professionals to deliver better patient care by tracking patient data like medications, test results, medical history, and other personal information. EHR fraud can happen in many different ways but two schemes have been at the forefront of government enforcement.
The first major way EHR fraud occurs is certification fraud. The federal government has dedicated billions of dollars to be used as incentive payments for healthcare providers to adopt and use EHR software in their practices. But before it can be eligible for government incentive payments, an EHR software vendor must meet certain requirements and criteria determined by the U.S. Department of Health and...
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