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Pandemic Fraud Suits Have Yielded Over $100 Million, Report Says
From Bloomberg Law, by Daniel Seiden: The Covid-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force has reported that over $100 million has been reclaimed by the US government through…
“Stark” Differences: DOJ’s Renewed Focus on Stand-Alone Stark Law Violations
From Arnold & Porter, by Murad Hussain, Allison W. Shuren, Loreli (Lori) Wright: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently increased enforcement of the False Claims…
Healthcare Highlights from FTC’s 2024 PrivacyCon
From SheppardMullin, by Carolyn Metnick, Carolyn Young: The Federal Trade Commission’s annual PrivacyCon highlighted three healthcare privacy research projects: tracking technology use by healthcare providers, women’s…
Why You Need a Privacy Program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-NGwdUc1yM In a previous video, we talked about what a Privacy Program is. In this video, we look at six reasons why your organization needs a…
CMS Again Settles Record Stark Self-Disclosures in 2023
From McGuireWoods, by Gretchen Heinze Townshend, Timothy Fry, Kristen H. Chang, Varsha Gadani, Micaela Enger: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported a record…
Fair Market Value and Commercial Reasonableness Considerations Amid CMS Radiopharmaceutical Reimbursement Challenges
From VMG Health, by Carla Zarazua, Preston Edison, and James Tekippe, CFA: Radiopharmaceutical drugs (RPs) are crucial for diagnosing and treating diseases. However, the current pricing…
Oklahoma Chiropractic Clinic, Owner, and Referring Physicians Pay $465,000 to Settle Federal False Claims Act and Kickback Allegations
From United States Department of Justice: Chiropractic Associates and Dr. Scott Kirkpatrick paid $365,000 to settle allegations of wrongfully paying physicians to induce referrals of durable…
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Investigation with Phoenix Healthcare
From U.S. Health and Human Services: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a settlement with Phoenix Healthcare…
New State Health Privacy Laws—Moving Beyond HIPAA and Recasting Consumer Health Data Rights?
From Jones Day, by Alexis S. Gilroy, Lisa M. Ropple, Ryan P. Blaney, Claire E. Castles, Jennifer C. Everett and Kristen Pollock McDonald: The new consumer…