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CMS Aims to Grease the Reporting Wheels for Medicare Fraud and Abuse

Proposed rule would substantially increase rewards for fraud tips and enhance billing revocation authority. On April 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that...more

Blue Cross Must Pay $4M For Dropping Patient-Advocate Doc

A doctor who claimed health insurer Anthem Blue Cross retaliated against him for being a strong patient advocate, has won a $3.8 million verdict against the insurer....more

Surprising Risk of Discrimination Claims for Restaurants Moving Away from Meal Customization

Chicago, IL, April 15, 2013 - Many restaurants, especially upscale and higher-end independents, are moving toward prix-fixe menus, tasting menus, and policies that restrict additions, subtractions, and substitutions. Such...more

Health Law Alert: In False Claims Litigation, Providers Cannot Invoke "No Harm, No Foul"

On the basketball court, the conventional wisdom is "no harm, no foul." It is not so in federal court, particularly in litigation involving the False Claims Act (FCA). The FCA allows the imposition of civil monetary...more

New Law Extends Georgia False Claims Liability to Non-Medicaid Claims: Significant Revisions Also Made to Existing State False...

Introduction On April 16, 2012, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed into law House Bill 822, thereby enacting the new “Georgia Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act,” while also making significant revisions to the...more

Festus Dada, M.D. v. Kali P. Chaudhuri et al.

Complaint for Fraud, Conversion, Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Dr. Festus Dada alleges herein that Dr. Kali P. Chaudhuri, William Thomas, and others conspired to deprive him of his ownership interest in Temecula Valley Physicians Medical Group. The complaint further alleges that...more

Prime Partners of Temecula, Inc. v. Kali P. Chaudhuri et al.

Complaint for Fraud, Racketeering and Corruption

Filed Oct. 31 in Riverside County Superior Court, the lawsuit alleges that Dr. Kali P. Chaudhuri, who is a majority stakeholder in the Integrated HealthCare Holdings, Inc. (IHHI), which owns the Western Medical Centers of...more

Protecting Your Professional Reputation as an Asset

Given the power of the Internet and the unmistakable reach and shelf life of a digital complaint to hurt you, it’s more important than ever to both have and defend a professional reputation. Complaints are often...more

Legal Update: Case Developments in New York that Affect MSPs

Minimum Hospital Standards and Appropriateness Review-Updated Credentialing and Privileging Standards • Prior to December 22, 2010, hospitals were obligated under New York law to “look back” ten (10) years in a physician’s...more

Quest Diagnostics To Pay California $241 Million to Settle Claims

According to an article in the Los Angles Times, by Mark Lifsher, Quest Laboratories agreed to pay the State of California $241million to resolve a lawsuit that was pending against them. The lawsuit alleged that Quest...more

Common Fatal Mistakes in Doctor's Disabilty Claims - Asset Protection

One form of insurance protects one of your most valuable assets, your income, in the form of disability insurance. One of the legal professionals on my short list of regular resources is Attorney Edward Comitz, the guy I call...more

Courts are Required to Award Attorney Fees to a Substantially Prevailing Party in Peer Review Lawsuits

In Smith v. Selma Community Hospital, 2010 DJDAR 13933 (2010), the California Court of Appeal, Fifth District, held that under Business and Professions Code Section 809.9, a substantially prevailing party in a peer review...more