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Ready for an Audit? – Rickard & Associates

Government audits are in full swing and it is essential that your practice is ready. Failure to prepare could result in great fines and loss of patient trust.

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Failure to plan and prepare for an audit can lead to disastrous results. If you fail to catch mistakes in your billing, you may face hefty fines from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

To avoid these fines

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Protect Your Practice Against Telemedicine Fraud

Telemedicine has continued to thrive in a post-pandemic world, but with the expansion of services comes the expansion of fraud.

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The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has warned healthcare entities to use ‘heightened scrutiny’ when entering telemedicine arrangements that have suspect characteristics of a fraud scheme.

The OIG has stated that a common characteristic of fraudulent schemes is the use of kickbacks to recruit and award healthcare practitioners.

The OIG

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How To Tell If Your Student Loans Qualify For Forgiveness Under Biden’s Plan

The Biden administration is preparing to roll out its new one-time student loan forgiveness initiative, which may provide relief for millions of borrowers. But some of the eligibility rules recently changed, as the administration faces mounting legal challenges to the program before it even gets off the ground.

Here’s where things stand in terms of eligibility, and how to find out if your student

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Appearance-Based Discrimination Costs The US Economy Over $500B Annually, Dove Study Finds

Dove has released a comprehensive report revealing the true costs of harmful beauty standards.

The Real Cost of Beauty Ideals (RCOBI) report, created in partnership with Deloitte Economics and the TH Chan School of Public Health and STRIPED at Harvard, revealed 66 million people living in the United States in 2019 experienced body dissatisfaction and appearance-based discrimination as it relates to weight, skin shade, or natural hairstyles. The research considered girls as early as 10 years of age.

The alarming statistics stems from societal expectations influenced by film, family, sociocultural factors, and media — which often places whiteness as the

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Wes Moore runs on patriotism to take back Maryland governor’s mansion for Democrats

Maryland gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore is using his military record and a pro-America agenda to remind voters that Republicans don’t hold a monopoly on patriotism.

An Army combat veteran and first-time Democratic candidate, Mr. Moore said he takes patriotism “very, very seriously.”

“I look at my history where I was willing to put my life on the line for this country, and I would do it all over again because I believe in what this country is and what this country can be for so many other people,” he said in an interview with The Washington Times.

At first glance,

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Estate Planning FAQs – Rickard & Associates

As estate planning attorneys, we have come across a variety of interesting circumstances, situations, and assets. However, we tend to get asked a lot of the same questions over and over. Find our answers to those frequently asked questions here.

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Some of our most frequently asked questions are the following:

  1. Do I really need a full estate plan? Many of our clients came to the initial meeting with the desire
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Is Your Healthcare Information on the Dark Web?

It could be.

Another recent healthcare breach at a Texas healthcare system published a notice about a ransomware attack and data that was compromised.

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A ransomware attack at Methodist McKinney Hospital is still under investigation. However, the ransom was not paid.

An unauthorized actor accessed systems and copied files that contained names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical history information, medical diagnosis information, treatment information, medial record numbers

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High 5 Causes to do Your Property Plan At this time

We all know that property plans can usually get placed on the back-burner. Lots of our shoppers are available in and tell us they’ve been intending to organize an property plan for years.

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Whereas it may be simple to delay, it is best to take into account assembly with an property planning lawyer before later.

Why?

  1. It protects your loved ones. Property planning is an
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