In recent years, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been criticized for failing to prosecute executives for fraud, particularly in the financial sector. In response, the DOJ has begun to more heavily emphasize...more
6/29/2015
/ Ambulance Providers ,
CEOs ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Durable Medical Equipment ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Personal Liability ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
White Collar Crimes
In United States v. Vernon, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an Alabama district court's judgment of acquittal following a jury's guilty verdict against a pharmacy executive charged with anti-kickback statute...more
To paraphrase a famous quote, "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it," and providers who ignore the significance of the federal government's healthcare fraud enforcements efforts in 2012 do so at their...more
2/15/2013
/ Affordable Care Act ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Compliance ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Hospitals ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Plea Agreements ,
Sunshine Act