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Vendors Anti-Kickback Statute

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Healthcare Compliance Essentials Workshop - May 13th - 16th, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm CT

HCCA’s four-day Healthcare Compliance Essentials Workshop provides comprehensive education on the core elements of a compliance program in a convenient virtual format. The curriculum is ideal for those new to or with little...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Marketing Possibilities for Vendors Contracted with Medicare Providers and Suppliers Following OIG’s Favorable Advisory...

On December 28, 2023, the Office of Inspector General (the “OIG”) issued a favorable Advisory Opinion (No. 23-15) (the “Opinion”) to a consulting vendor (the “Requestor”) that wanted to provide up to $75 in gift cards to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Healthcare Compliance Essentials Workshop - February 5th - 8th, 9:00 am - 2:45 pm PT

HCCA’s four-day Healthcare Compliance Essentials Workshop provides comprehensive education on the core elements of a compliance program in a convenient virtual format. The curriculum is ideal for those new to or with little...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Healthcare Compliance Essentials Workshop - December 4th - 7th, 8:55 am - 3:45 pm CT

HCCA’s four-day Healthcare Compliance Essentials Workshop provides comprehensive education on the core elements of a compliance program. The curriculum is ideal for those new to or with little experience in compliance, as...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

DOJ Settlement with Electronic Health Records Provider Highlights Risks Related to Exclusive Partnerships and Influencers

Continuing its focus on healthcare technology and electronic health records (EHR) companies, the Department of Justice announced last month a $45 million settlement to resolve a False Claims Act suit involving EHR provider...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion for Free Genetic Testing and Counseling Program Offered by a Pharmaceutical Company

On April 11, 2022, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 22-06 (AO 22-06), which approved a biopharmaceutical company’s proposed arrangement to...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

OIG Approves Manufacturer’s Offer of Free Genetic Testing

The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) recently published an Advisory Opinion in which it concluded that the provision of free genetic testing and counseling services by a...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

The Anti-Kickback Statute and its Implications on Medical Practices

The Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) protects healthcare beneficiaries from the influence of money in their medical decision-making. Overall, the AKS criminalizes renumeration “intended to induce patient referrals or influence the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Healthcare Compliance Essentials Workshop - December 6th - 9th, 8:55 am - 2:45 pm CST

HCCA’s Healthcare Compliance Essentials Workshop is a four-day virtual event for those who are new to the compliance profession. The content is designed to help you develop and improve your compliance skills. Our instructors...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

EHR vendor Practice Fusion agrees to $145 million settlement to resolve criminal and civil kickback violations

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On January 27, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $145 million settlement with electronic health record (EHR) vendor Practice Fusion to resolve civil and criminal allegations that it violated the Anti-Kickback...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Allscripts Announces $145 Million Preliminary Settlement with DOJ Related to an Investigation of Practice Fusion, a Recently...

In its second quarter Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Allscripts addressed its announced agreement in principle with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve investigations into certain alleged practices of...more

K&L Gates LLP

AdvaMed Code of Ethics Revisions Effective January 2020: Implications for Health Care Provider Interactions with Vendors

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The Advanced Medical Technology Association (“AdvaMed”), a trade association of medical technology companies, has announced an update to its Code of Ethics on Interactions with U.S. Health Care Professionals, effective...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Questions Remain for the EHR Industry as a Second EHR Vendor, Greenway Health, Settles False Claims Act Allegations

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On February 6, 2019, the DOJ announced a settlement agreement with Greenway Health, a vendor of EHR software, under which Greenway agreed to pay approximately $57 million to resolve allegations that it caused its health care...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

OIG Disapproves of Drug Company’s Plan to Provide Hospitals Free Medications in Advisory Opinion

On November 16, 2018, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) posted an unfavorable Advisory Opinion No. 18-14 regarding an arrangement where a vendor (Requestor) of a commonly...more

McDermott Will & Emery

OCR Explains How Information Blocking Violates HIPAA

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The US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights recently posted guidance clarifying that a business associate such as an information technology vendor generally may not block or terminate access by a...more

Cozen O'Connor

The “Other” Safe Harbor: OIG Warns Healthcare Providers and Vendors Against Information Blocking and Federal Anti-Kickback...

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For those of us who work in the privacy and security space this past week has been a whirlwind with focus on the ramifications of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Agreement....more

The Volkov Law Group

Doctors, Enforcement Risks And Compliance Programs

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Doctors better get used to government regulation. The Affordable Healthcare Act contains a lengthy complement of new laws and regulations. ...more

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