Videocast: 2020 – The year of digital taxation
Government data mining leads to more aggressive investigations
Episode 23: Using “People Analytics” to Make Smart Business and Corporate Culture Decisions
Day 19 of One Month to More Effective Continuous Improvement-Use of Social Media for Continuous Improvement
BakerHostetler Partner Alan Friel Talks Big Data and Data Collection
PATIENT PRIVACY IN AN ERA OF SOCIAL MEDIA
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on July 2, 2025, announced their intent to strengthen the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group. The announcement emphasized...more
Medicare Advantage (also known as Medicare Part C) remains a top enforcement priority as evidenced by False Claims Act (FCA) investigations and litigation involving nearly all large Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs). As...more
The technology revolution and the rise of information and data permeates every aspect of our economy and daily lives. It is not surprising then that the Department of Justice and other law enforcement agencies are embracing...more
This year will see a continued proliferation of enforcement against health-care fraud, with old and new theories. Some hot spots for enforcement will involve cases about new technologies; data outliers; entities perceived as...more
On October 25, 2021, DOJ intervened in a False Claims Act (FCA) case against Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and certain Permanente Medical Groups (Kaiser). In its complaint, DOJ contends that Kaiser...more
The scourge of opioid-related addiction and risk is a well-known story among the pain management community. In response to this federally declared public health crisis, government prosecutors are upping their game. Almost...more
In the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, after Butch and Sundance rob Union Pacific Railroad (“Union Pacific”) the first time, Union Pacific employs a stronger safe. After Butch and Sundance rob Union Pacific a...more