2/11/2021· Telemedicine - Remote / Virtual Medicine
Telemedicine Liability Issues: The Dark Side
By: Vipul Kella, MD, MBA, FACEP
Recently, Feds have charged almost 350 people for submitting $6 billion in fraudulent claims. One of the largest initiatives, Operation Rubber Stamp, targeted a network of telemedicine fraud totaling over 4.5 billion in false claims. Operation Rupper stamp is the most-publicized action against telemedicine providers to date. A sting operation of this size adds a dose of reality and caution against telemedicine’s many benefits.
