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Wade Emmert
Collin County Man Sentenced for Federal Violations Related to Health Care Fraud Scheme
Press Release for the Eastern District of Texas: Oscar Simon Ndereva, 45, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison…
Period of Enhanced Oversight for New Hospices in Arizona, California, Nevada, & Texas
CMS is placing newly enrolling hospices located in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas in a provisional period of enhanced oversight. Over the last 12 months, we’ve…
Just More Than a Third of Hospitals Are Complying with Price Transparency Rules
Joseph Choi, for The Hill: More than two years after federal hospital price transparency rules went into effect, only about a third of hospitals are currently…
Pain Management Physician’s Assistant Charged in Amniotic Fluid Scam
Press Release for U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas: Certain amniotic products have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for wound care,…
FTC Follows DOJ and Withdraws Antitrust Policy Statements
Charles Honart, for Stevens & Lee: On July 14, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), as anticipated, announced that it was withdrawing two antitrust policy statements related…
EHR Clinical Note Length Continues to Grow Despite Coding Changes
Here’s one for the med mal attorneys. Epic Research issued a report on clinical notes documented in their system. Researchers evaluated 1.7 billion clinical notes written…
Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and the Health Sector
HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has published a report (PDF) detailing cybersecurity concerns for healthcare providers. In particular, what can be done to remain…
CMS Proposes to Expand 36-Month Rule to Hospice Agencies
Ragini A. Acharya, for HuschBlackwell: The 36-Month Rule, found at 42 C.F.R. § 424.550(b), provides that where there is a change in majority ownership (“CIMO”) of…
Texas Lawyer Convicted of Conspiracy and Perjury for Laundering Kickbacks
This was intentional criminal conduct of conspiracy and perjury related to Anti-Kickback Statute violations. From a U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas Press…
Mark Cuban’s Drug Company Will Soon Be Selling Its Medicine Directly to Hospitals
Will Maddox, for D Magazine: Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. CEO Dr. Alex Oshmyansky is always busy disrupting the healthcare system. The latest iteration? Selling…