A new federal court decision offers a ray of light to those providers defending false claims actions based on an alleged lack of medical necessity. On September 9, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...more
9/13/2019
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Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospice ,
Interrogatories ,
Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict (JNOV) ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Medical Necessity ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Reaffirmation ,
Remand ,
Set-Asides
After reading through the hundreds of pages of the District Court's and Appeals Court's decisions, including the recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that was filed on July 2, 2015, one thing is certain: Mixing one...more
7/15/2015
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Compliance ,
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Patient Referrals ,
Physicians ,
Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol ,
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