As of May 26, 2020, nursing homes and their occupants account for more than 43 percent of all corona virus fatalities in the United States.[1] Long term care facilities that had in place, or quickly developed enhanced infection control protocols to combat COVID-19 had greater success in reducing infection rates within their resident population. …

Ascellon was represented at the 2017 Annual HIMMS Conference in Orlando in February.  There were many exciting and cutting edge products and innovations to be seen at the conference.  From Ascellon’s perspective, the most exciting things happening at the intersection of information technology (IT) and patient care today are cost reduction, and privacy and security. Foremost…

Healthcare fraud has many faces as a recent Medicare Fraud Strike Force operation demonstrated. In early October Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in seven cities charged 91 individuals – including doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals – for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $429.2 million in false billing. The areas of fraud…

Ascellon's JAmes BAker on fighting fraud, waste and abuse in healthcare [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3D-Fbdt8lc&w=560&h=315]

The Ascellon team is attending the National Association for Medicaid Program Integrity (NAMPI) Conference, September 16th through the 18th, in Oklahoma City. NAMPI membership is comprised of state and federal officials whose primary task is to investigate instances of fraud & abuse in the Medicaid Medical Assistance Program. NAMPI's membership currently consists of attorneys, nurses,…

As fee based Healthcare evolves into managed care, new methods of controlling costs will be a priority for government and businesses trying to avoid waste and fraud.  Fee for service and managed care present very different challenges for agencies and businesses concerned about healthcare fraud. Added to the list of schemes like billing for services not…

The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association estimates that up to 10% of the nation’s annual health care outlay may be lost to fraud and abuse and the government is by far the largest victim. The sheer size of the governments exposure to fraud within healthcare programs is of major concern because taxpayers foot the bill.…

By Ade Adebisi, CEO Ascellon Corporation As the cost of health care fraud reaches $80 billion annually, Ascellon Corporation has developed “ANSWERS” as the first line of defense against fraud, waste and abuse in the health care industry. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), health care fraud costs the United States $80 billion a year. …