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Nearly $1 Million Settlement Resolves Whistleblower Allegations of Medically Unnecessary Spinal Surgeries

Whistleblower Network News

According to the government, from 2013 to 2018, former Orthopedic Surgeon Kevin Schoenfelder billed spinal surgeries to government health programs, including Medicare, TRICARE, and Veterans Affairs, when they were not medically necessary. The settlement resolves allegations brought forward by a qui tam whistleblower.

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Elevating internal customer support at Thorn with AWS: A generative AI use case

AWS Public Sector

To meet these demands, many nonprofits, including Thorn , are turning to innovative technology solutions. AWS has supported Thorn with financial and technical support since 2013. Their vision is to eliminate child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from the internet.

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Optimizing the US mortgage market with AWS

AWS Public Sector

Common Securitization Solutions (CSS), a joint Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae venture launched in 2013, supports a cornerstone of the American economy: home ownership. Born in the cloud Development of the CSP began in 2013 to provide a modern, single-family securitization infrastructure for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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How South Korea enables its green transition through green public procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

For example, the top products were considered those that had the highest demand among buyers, the highest supply and the greatest environmental importance (as quantified by the number of applicable certifications) ( see Table 11 ).

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Inside the IRS’s Digital Microlearning Program

GovLoop

But, since 2013, the Self-Help Online Tutorials (SHOTs) program has been the IRS’s secret weapon. SHOTs can be huge for providing immediate, on-demand assistance. The Internal Revenue Service handles all federal taxes, so training employees about such a huge responsibility can seem intimidating.

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Meet Our Golf Tournament Beneficiary: Paws for Purple Hearts

The Coalition for Government Procurement

In 2013, Paws for Purple Hearts launched its first Training Boot Camp, where Service Dogs who participated in Canine-Assisted Warrior Therapy® were matched with an impaired Warrior. Scout’s intuition predicted David’s anxiety attacks while Scout’s drive to work assisted David with physically demanding tasks like picking up David’s cane.

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The Future of 5G in Defense and Beyond

FedInsider

He graduated with distinction in June 2013, earning a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and an academic certificate in cyber warfare. In March of 2011, he departed 7th Marines for the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California after being selected for the Special Education Program.