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Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ and HHS Announce Formation of False Claims Act Working Group and Results of National Health Care Fraud Takedown

As we reported in our recent client alert, the Trump administration has made clear that it is committed to using the False Claims Act (FCA) to prosecute healthcare fraud. Two recent Trump administration moves give important...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

DOJ Settlement with Electronic Health Records Provider Highlights Risks Related to Exclusive Partnerships and Influencers

Continuing its focus on healthcare technology and electronic health records (EHR) companies, the Department of Justice announced last month a $45 million settlement to resolve a False Claims Act suit involving EHR provider...more

King & Spalding

DOJ Increases Scrutiny of Arrangements with EHR Vendors: What the ModMed Settlement Means for the Life Sciences Industry

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On November 1, 2022, Modernizing Medicine, Inc. (“ModMed”), an electronic health record (“EHR”) technology vendor, entered into a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), agreeing to pay $45 million to...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Modernizing Medicine to Pay $45 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

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Modernizing Medicine to Pay $45 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations - Modernizing Medicine Inc. (ModMed), a Florida-based electronic health record (EHR) technology vendor, has agreed to pay $45 million to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 7th - 9th, 8:55 am - 3:30 pm CST

Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us virtually at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance...more

McGuireWoods LLP

DOJ Settles First False Claims Act Enforcement Action Since Launch of Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative

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On March 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $930,000 settlement with Comprehensive Health Services, LLC (CHS) for alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA). This settlement marks DOJ’s first...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Hooper, Kearney and Macklin on Cutting Edge Topics in the False Claims Act

While the pandemic put many things on hold, it did not do the same for the False Claims Act (FCA). To find out what is happening in FCA activity we spoke with Patrick Hooper, Jordan Kearney and Alicia Macklin, partners at the...more

Brooks Pierce

Increased DOJ Enforcement in the Health Care Space

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Health care providers and entities take note: The Department of Justice (DOJ) is increasingly focused on enforcement in the health care space. DOJ has long prioritized health care fraud, but under the prior administration...more

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Panel Discussion Among Government Lawyers Provides Key Insights into the Future of FCA Enforcement

During a recent panel discussion hosted virtually by the American Bar Association, attorneys from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and certain U.S. Attorneys’ Offices known for health care fraud enforcement provided valuable...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 30, Number 2. News Briefs: January 2021 #2

Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 2 (January 18, 2021) - Recovery audit contractors (RACs) may soon be auditing positron emission tomography (PET) for initial treatment strategy in oncologic conditions for compliance...more

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FCA Targets Areas For 2020 and Increased Use Of The Voluntary Disclosures

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Jody Hunt, Assistant Attorney General for DOJ’s Civil Division, and Michael Granston, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Commercial Litigation Branch, spoke recently about False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement at the Federal...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

EHR vendor Practice Fusion agrees to $145 million settlement to resolve criminal and civil kickback violations

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On January 27, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $145 million settlement with electronic health record (EHR) vendor Practice Fusion to resolve civil and criminal allegations that it violated the Anti-Kickback...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Health Information Technology Developer to Pay $145 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

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In the DOJ’s first-ever criminal action against an electronic health records vendor, San Francisco-based Practice Fusion Inc. agreed to pay $145 million to resolve allegations that it received kickbacks from pharmaceutical...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

DOJ Announces Settlement with EHR Company to Resolve Criminal and Civil Kickback Investigations Tied to Opioid Prescribing

On January 27, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $145 million settlement with Practice Fusion Inc., an electronic health records (EHR) software company, that resolves parallel criminal and civil investigations...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Health Law Insights Newsletter - Issue 10 - June 2016

McCarter & English, LLP’s Health Care Group presents Issue 10 of the Health Law Insights, which discusses the latest legal issues in the health care industry. NATIONAL - Drug Diversion Case Raises Red Flags for...more

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