The U.S. Justice Department has updated its "Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs," a guidance document detailing topics and questions prosecutors should weigh when determining whether a company has demonstrated...more
5/29/2019
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Board of Directors ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Executives ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Ethics ,
Government Investigations ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Internal Audit Functions ,
Internal Investigations ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Nursing Homes ,
Physicians ,
Tone At The Top
In its Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2012, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would begin reviews of Medicare payments to hospitals to determine compliance...more
10/27/2015
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Audits ,
Compliance ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Inpatient Billing ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Payment Reform ,
OIG ,
Overpayment
On September 9, 2015, Sally Quillian Yates, the Deputy Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a directive to the leaders of the divisions of the DOJ and to U.S. Attorneys to combat corporate fraud by...more
9/24/2015
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Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Fraud ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Prosecutors ,
Government Investigations ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Upjohn Warnings ,
White Collar Crimes
After reading through the hundreds of pages of the District Court's and Appeals Court's decisions, including the recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that was filed on July 2, 2015, one thing is certain: Mixing one...more
7/15/2015
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Appeals ,
Compliance ,
Employment Contract ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Patient Referrals ,
Physicians ,
Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol ,
Stark Law