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Intermountain Healthcare Settlement – Dangers Of Hospital Agreements With Physicians

by Michael Volkov on 4/30/2013

Hospitals continue to be under the Department of Justice-HHS/Office of Inspector General microscope. DOJ-OIG is a potent combination and carry with them the threat of criminal prosecution, civil false claims enforcement and...more

$25.5 Million Settlement Agreement Reached Between Intermountain Health Care, Inc. and the United States Based on Self Disclosure...

by King & Spalding on 4/11/2013

On April 3, 2013, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Intermountain Health Care, Inc. (Intermountain) entered into a settlement agreement resolving Intermountain’s potential liability under the Stark Law and False Claims Act....more

Insurance Coverage for Healthcare False Claims Act, Stark, and HIPAA/HITECH Government Investigations

by King & Spalding on 3/1/2013

Federal enforcement of False Claims Act (FCA), Stark anti-kickback, and HIPAA/HITECH claims against healthcare companies continues to rise rapidly. FCA recoveries by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) exceeded $9.5 billion...more

The Healthcare Industry And The Voluntary Disclosure Process

by Michael Volkov on 2/21/2013

It is always important to consider how different parts of the government handle voluntary disclosures. The FCPA enforcement initiative has been largely the result of the voluntary disclosure process, and the government...more

The False Claims Act and Healthcare Providers: Key Results from 2012 and Likely Trends for 2013

by Ty Howard | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/7/2013

From the perspective of False Claims Act (FCA) results, 2012 was a decidedly mixed year for healthcare providers. The bad news was quite bad—increased FCA scrutiny by the Department of Justice (DOJ) led to $3 billion of...more

A Message From Donna Clark And Darby Allen On The A To Zs Of Stark Law Compliance

by Darby C. Allen, Donna S. Clark | BakerHostetler on 12/10/2012

Healthcare providers, particularly physicians and hospitals, regularly engage in business arrangements that may implicate the federal self-referral law, known as the Stark Law. Recent changes to the Stark Law, including...more

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