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Healthcare Providers: Make Sure You Know When You Need a Criminal Attorney
Why Your Data is Key to Reducing Risk and Increasing Efficiency During Investigations and Litigation
State AG Pulse | State AGs and Feds: The Dynamics of Influence & Collaboration
The Risk Roundtable: Pre-Existing Conditions and Abdullah Credits in New Jersey Workers' Compensation
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Feds Danske to a New Tune
The Rules They Are A-Changin’: CMS Proposes a Significant Change to the 60-Day Repayment Rule
Predatory Behavior Alleged Against OSHA Addressed During Orange County Board of Education Board Meeting Led by Greg Rolen
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On April 26, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Final Rule that adds protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced the creation of the Health Care Monopolies and Collusion Task Force (the “HCMC Task Force”) aimed at resolving antitrust issues in the health care industry. ...more
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) is seeking comment on a proposed rule to implement reporting requirements for critical infrastructure entities, including health care entities, on cyberattacks and ransomware...more
The government’s continued dedication of resources to investigating and prosecuting fraud against COVID-19 pandemic relief programs appears to have borne fruit according to the results of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task...more
On April 3, 2024, Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) released draft legislation titled the “Health Over Wealth Act” (the Proposed Bill). This Proposed Bill is another attempt to regulate private...more
In September 2015, while working in an office on the grounds of Mercy Hospital in Miami, Ivette Maria Portela Martinez learned about an upcoming clinical trial for treatment of symptoms of Clostridium difficile infections and...more
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On January 11, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Final Rule that seeks to provide clarity regarding OCR’s enforcement authority and processes relating to federal...more
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On December 7, 2023, the Senate Budget Committee (the “Committee”) launched a bipartisan investigation into the reality of private equity ownership of hospitals in the United States. This investigation stems from concerns...more
Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 12 (December, 2023) Northwell Health in New York and Cook County Health in Chicago each experienced impacts from a breach at Nevada-based transcription company Perry Johnson & Associates...more
Employers in the District of Columbia that use noncompete agreements take note: the D.C. Office of the Attorney General ("OAG") is aggressively using its powers to crack down and assess penalties on businesses that violate...more
An official from the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced the DOJ’s plans to “substantially” add to its current roster of 75 prosecutors specializing in healthcare fraud. On November 7, John “Fritz” Scanlon,...more
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Do the Right Thing — Reporting Voluntary Actions Taken While “Under Investigation” to the NPDB - Many health care entities struggle with the dilemma of whether and when to make reports to the National Practitioner Data...more
Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more
Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 7 (July 2023) In two public talks this spring, Melanie Fontes Rainer, director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), said completing the 2021 proposed regulation extensively...more
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On June 16, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that the DOJ properly secured a dismissal of a whistleblower suit accusing Executive Health Resources Inc. of violating the False Claims Act by improperly billing Medicare....more
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Previous False Claims Act (FCA) Fundamentals posts have focused on the primary elements of an FCA claim, including falsity, materiality, scienter, and damages. But even if a claim meets all of the requisite elements for a...more