On July 8, a routine enforcement action by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at a surgery center in California escalated into criminal charges for two health care workers. ICE agents were attempting to detain...more
8/7/2025
/ Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Reform ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
On July 28, the federal district court in the Southern District of Ohio issued a pair of orders in related whistleblower cases under the False Claims Act (FCA): United States ex rel. Murphy v. TriHealth, Inc., et al., No....more
8/1/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Appeals ,
Article II ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Court Litigation ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Physician Compensation Arrangements ,
Physicians ,
Qui Tam ,
Stark Law ,
Whistleblowers
On June 30, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the largest coordinated health care fraud enforcement effort in U.S. history, involving criminal charges against over 300 defendants and over $14.6 billion in health care...more
7/9/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cloud Computing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Risk Management