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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 192: Business Issues for Healthcare with Ira Bedenbaugh and Randi Branham of Elliott Davis
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 191: South Carolina Lowcountry Healthcare with Walter Bennet, MUSC Orangeburg CEO
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#WorkforceWednesday: Navigating Physician Non-Compete Litigation - Employment Law This Week® - Spilling Secrets Podcast
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Year in Review: Key Regulatory Updates in 2023
Episode 172: Matthew Roberts and Lauren DeMoss, Maynard Nexsen Health Care Attorneys
Counsel That Cares - Value-Based Care as a Long-Term Investment
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After years of government skepticism and enforcement activity targeting physician-owned medical device companies, a recent favorable advisory opinion by the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health &...more
After several years without any enforcement, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently penalized medical device and life sciences companies for violating the U.S. Provider Payments Sunshine Act (“Sunshine Act”) (42...more
Hospitals and providers participating in physician-owned distributorships, or “PODs” may be at increased risk for government investigation or enforcement. A Senate Finance Committee (SFC) Report issued this month highlights...more
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (the “OIG”) issued a Special Fraud Alert (“Alert”) on March 26, underscoring its heightened focus on fraud and abuse risks posed by physician-owned...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a Special Fraud Alert expressing concern that physician-owned entities "that derive revenue from selling, or arranging for the...more
On March 26, 2013, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert warning that OIG will view physician-owned distributorships (PODs) as “inherently suspect” under the Federal anti-kickback statute....more
Making its most strongly worded statement to date, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert on Physician-Owned Entities on March 26, 2013, calling...more
Alert notes attributes and practices that produce substantial fraud and abuse risk. On March 26, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its "Special Fraud...more
Physician-owned distributorships continue to attract federal scrutiny. A new OIG Alert highlights health care transactions that make these distributorships vulnerable to enforcement activity. ...more