We are pleased to bring you our 12th annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review. Our Review provides comprehensive coverage of the most significant civil and criminal enforcement issues facing healthcare providers. Each year, we...more
2/27/2024
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CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement ,
Stark Law ,
Telemedicine
On February 22, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual report of civil fraud recoveries for FY2023, along with a press release highlighting DOJ’s civil enforcement efforts.
Our top ten observations from...more
2/26/2024
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Healthcare ,
Opioid ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators
Please join us for the 9th Annual Nashville Healthcare Fraud Conference hosted by Bass, Berry & Sims and the Tennessee Hospital Association. Eligible for more than seven hours of CLE credit (including ethics), this...more
11/27/2023
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C-Suite Executives ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Chief Privacy Officer ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Ethics ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Laboratories ,
Long-Term Care ,
MCOs ,
Mental Health ,
Physicians ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Substance Abuse ,
Webinars
Please join us for the 9th Annual Nashville Healthcare Fraud Conference hosted by Bass, Berry & Sims and the Tennessee Hospital Association. Eligible for more than seven hours of CLE credit (including ethics), this...more
11/27/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Chief Privacy Officer ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Ethics ,
Events ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Laboratories ,
Long-Term Care ,
MCOs ,
Mental Health ,
Physicians ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Substance Abuse
Ensuring compliance with the False Claims Act has never been more important for healthcare providers. By March 2020, we saw healthcare professionals standing at the forefront of one of the greatest health crises in a...more
2/4/2021
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) ,
Nurses ,
Nursing Homes ,
OIG ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacist ,
Physicians ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Stark Law ,
Telemedicine
A LOOK BACK.... A LOOK AHEAD -
Perhaps the single most appropriate word to describe the current state of the civil and criminal healthcare fraud enforcement environment is uncertainty. From changes in personnel and policy...more
1/31/2019
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medical Devices ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Qui Tam ,
Stark Law
A LOOK BACK... A LOOK AHEAD -
While the uncertainty associated with legislative efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) dominated most of the headlines for the healthcare industry last year,...more
3/13/2018
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Damages ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discovery ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
First-to-File ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Individual Accountability ,
Laboratories ,
Long-Term Care ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Manufacturers ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Necessity ,
Medical Records ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Pleading Standards ,
Protected Activity ,
Public Disclosure ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Retaliation ,
Reverse False Claims ,
Settlement Agreements ,
SNF ,
Specialty Healthcare ,
Stark Law ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar
In the recent past, the government has racked up a number of FCA settlements based on alleged violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). This focus undoubtedly will remain a high enforcement priority....more
The government’s FCA enforcement efforts have continued to focus on key areas concerning the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. In fact, drug and device manufacturers accounted for nearly half of the enforcement...more
5/16/2017
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Discount Pricing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
GlaxoSmithKline ,
Health Insurance ,
Medical Devices ,
Off-Label Promotion ,
Pfizer ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
RICO
The FCA continues to be the federal government’s primary civil enforcement tool for investigating allegations that healthcare providers or government contractors defrauded the federal government. In the coming weeks, we are...more
Physician employment arrangements with hospitals have remained a significant area of regulatory scrutiny in recent months with the announcement of several high profile settlements and decisions in key FCA cases involving...more
5/5/2017
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Employment Contract ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Referral Fees ,
Relators ,
Settlement ,
Stark Law
Bass, Berry & Sims is pleased to announce the release of its fifth annual Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Review 2016. The Review, compiled by the firm’s Healthcare Fraud Task Force, is an industry-leading guide to healthcare...more
4/13/2017
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Damages ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
HITECH Act ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Individual Accountability ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Materiality ,
Medical Devices ,
Off-Label Promotion ,
Overpayment Recovery Time Limits ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians ,
Pleading Standards ,
Public Disclosure ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Retaliation ,
Reverse False Claims ,
Scienter ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Stark Law ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Yates Memorandum