Charles Adams Jr. from Dobson, N.C., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to use the DEA registration number of another provider to prescribe controlled substances, among other counts. Court documents showed Adams, who worked as a counselor for a company that operated Virginia-based medical clinics, influenced medical decisions and treatments of patients, which included the prescribing of Suboxone and Schedule II pain medications.
Debbie Moore of Springfield, Mass., was sentenced to five years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $261,933 in restitution after pleading guilty to one count of government theft. Authorities said the Social Security Administration deposited $261,933 in social security retirement benefits intended for Moore's relative into a bank account controlled by Moore after the relative died in 2003.
Kentucky resident Brandy Rock was charged with TennCare fraud. Authorities said Rock falsely reported a Tennessee address and falsely claimed to have dependent children in her custody, allowing her to fraudulently receive $11,700 from TennCare.
Reynold Diaz, a Dominican national who resided in Taunton, Mass., entered a guilty plea to one count of making a false statement relating to a federal health care program and one count of false representation of a Social Security number. Authorities said Diaz obtained a Massachusetts driver's license ad applied for MassHealth benefits using the name and identifiers of a US citizen for at least 18 years, among other offenses.
Eighty percent of respondents to a Harris Poll expressed concern about digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates, and though 68% said they would sign up for one, only 45% said they would be very likely to use one. Digital credentials may be less prone to fraud than paper vaccine cards, but standardization, consistent adoption and strict privacy rules are necessary, and researchers at the Brookings Institution are urging the federal government to promulgate regulations that ban companies from selling or mishandling personal health information.
DirectTrust is seeking approval from the American National Standards Institute on Trusted Instant Messaging Plus standards for secure, real-time communication within and between health care enterprises. DirectTrust's TIM+ Consensus Body is holding an information session Aug. 24 and is seeking stakeholder input and comments on the draft standard by Sept. 14.
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