Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 248: Fighting Addiction and Expanding Access to Treatment with Sara Howe and Morgan Coyner of APNC
False Claims Act Insights - An FCA Perspective on Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Industry
Hospice Insights Podcast - Hospice Audit Updates: Hospices Fare Well in Federal Court
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 245: Using AI to Improve Radiology with Angela Adams of Inflo Health
Podcast - Regulating AI in Healthcare: The Road Ahead
Can Food Really Be Medicine? Transforming Health Care One Bite at a Time – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
What’s in Your Operating Agreement? Legal Tips for Healthcare Providers
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 244: The Future of Independent Physician Practices with Ray Waldrup of The Leaders Rheum
Beyond the Bylaws: The Medical Staff Show - Need to Know: How to Manage Medical Staff Confidentiality and Privilege Protections
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 243: HIPAA Compliance and Potential Changes with Shannon Lipham of Maynard Nexsen
New Virginia "Workplace Violence" Definition and Healthcare Reporting Law: What's the Tea in L&E?
Hospice Insights Podcast - AI in Action: Exploring How AI Is Helping Hospices Do Things in New Ways
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 241: Fighting Nurse Burnout with Data-Driven Innovation with Dr. Ecoee Rooney of Indicator Sciences
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 240: Independent Practice In Dermatology with Dr. Darragh and Dr. Shuler of Carolina Dermatology
Podcast: Addressing Patient Complaints About Privacy Violations
False Claims Act Insights - How Payment Suspensions Can Impact FCA Litigation
Evolving AI Legislation: Federal Policies, Task Forces, and Proposed Laws — The Good Bot Podcast
Podcast - Innovations and Insights in the Palliative Care Space
ADA Compliance for Medical and Dental Practices: Responding to Inquiries and Investigations
False Claims Act Insights - Trump DOJ Sharpens Its Focus on Healthcare Fraud
Jury Clears SuperValu of Liability in Whistleblower FCA Prescription Pricing Case - A federal jury in Illinois recently found SuperValu not liable in a whistleblower lawsuit that accused the company of overcharging the...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a Nov. 12, 2024, press release that an ophthalmology practice with offices located in West Central Florida (the Provider) entered into an approximately $1.3 million settlement...more
As value-based care (VBC) models continue to grow across our nation’s health system and specifically within different specialties like nephrology, the costs and challenges of maintaining these models continue to rise. In...more
In 2020, we published an eAlert titled “Telehealth in a Changing World - Trending Risks and How to Minimize Potential Exposure.” As we predicted would happen, the government has become acutely focused on telehealth fraud....more
The following is a summary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported are...more
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has filed charges against 36 defendants in relation to an alleged health care fraud scheme that resulted in approximately $1.2 billion in fraudulent payments....more
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has reported that in 2020, the government prosecuted dozens of laboratory owners and operators for anti-kickback related offenses responsible for hundreds of millions in alleged federal...more
On May 26, 2021, DOJ announced a series of coordinated law enforcement actions against 14 defendants across seven federal districts for alleged participation in fraudulent health care schemes that, according to the...more
Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 39 (November 2, 2020) - Medtronic USA Inc., a medical device maker, has agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce...more
On October 29, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first publicly-available settlement involving alleged violations of CMS’s Open Payments Program, otherwise known as the Sunshine Act. The $9.2 million...more
In this installment of the Healthcare Enforcement Quarterly Roundup we cover several topics that have persisted over the past few years and identify new issues that will shape the scope of enforcement efforts in 2020. In this...more
The Justice Department, in coordination with HHS-OIG and the FBI recently announced the arrest and prosecution of 35 individuals for a massive genetic testing fraud scheme involving dozens of telemedicine companies and cancer...more
Prompt Payment Discounts Not an Anti-Kickback Statute Violation - In United States of Am. et al. ex rel. Ruscher v. Omnicare, No. 15-20629, 2016 WL 6407128 (5th Cir. Oct. 28, 2016), the court of appeals affirmed summary...more