The Physician Practice Management (PPM) and ASC Symposium 2024 is the destination event for PPM and ASC industry leaders and health industry investors. Join us as we deliver actionable insights on the state of the market and...more
5/3/2024
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Business Development ,
Business Opportunities ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Events ,
Exit Strategies ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Investment Banks ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investors ,
Joint Venture ,
Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
Partnerships ,
Physicians ,
Prior Authorization ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Reimbursements ,
Risk Management ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telehealth ,
Value-Based Care
McDermott’s Healthcare Litigation, Compliance and Investigations Forum is back when you need it the most.
Heightened regulatory scrutiny and enforcement activity pose legal, financial and reputational risks for healthcare...more
10/10/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Events ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Investigations ,
Life Sciences ,
Physicians ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Restrictive Covenants
In this installment of the Healthcare Enforcement Roundup we cover new and longstanding issues impacting the healthcare enforcement landscape. First, we explore the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the healthcare...more
7/27/2020
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Compliance ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
e ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Guidance Update ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Objective Falsity ,
Physicians ,
Split of Authority ,
Stark Law ,
Whistleblowers
The first half of 2020 set the tone for an unprecedented year for the healthcare industries. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare organizations are navigating uncharted compliance waters while continuing to face...more
7/14/2020
/ 1135 Waivers ,
Compliance ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Guidance Update ,
Health Care Providers ,
Objective Falsity ,
Physicians ,
Split of Authority ,
Stark Law ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblowers
The final quarter of 2019 brought forward new guidance and proposed rules with major implications for healthcare companies, enforcement developments in healthcare private equity investing and opioid litigation matters, among...more
1/28/2020
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Medical Necessity ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) ,
New Guidance ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Rules ,
Stark Law ,
Webinars
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit endorsed two controversial interpretations of the Stark Law’s “volume or value” standard, known as the correlation theory and the practice “loss” theory in U.S. ex rel. J. William...more
10/3/2019
/ Appeals ,
Compensation Agreements ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Centers ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patient Referrals ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Physician Compensation Arrangements ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Physicians ,
Pleading Standards ,
Relators ,
Reversal ,
Rule 9(b) ,
Stark Law ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Statutory Violations
Frequent regulatory and policy changes, increasing government scrutiny and private whistleblower activity pose greater risks to health care organizations more than ever before. McDermott’s Q2 Health Care Enforcement Roundup...more
7/30/2019
/ Compliance ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cooperation ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Health Care Providers ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospitals ,
Opioid ,
Opt-Outs ,
Physicians ,
Stark Law ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Telemedicine ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblowers
This latest installment of the Health Care Enforcement Quarterly Roundup reflects on trends that persisted in 2018 and those emerging trends that will carry us into 2019 and beyond. Leading off with the US Department of...more
1/29/2019
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Corporate Investigations ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissals ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Individual Accountability ,
Materiality ,
Opioid ,
Pain Management ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Qui Tam ,
REMS ,
RICO ,
Settlement ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Yates Memorandum