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- doc gets almost 3 years imprisonment for healthcare fraud
- healthcare insurance negotiation deal: 3 lessons
- lawmakers push for hospice care reform
- 1157 convicted for Medicaid fraud related offenses in 2017
- 2 important lessons from recent health care fraud case
- 2 key lessons from Hudson Valley doctor’s arrest for fraud
- 2 lessons about collaborative care and the AKS from recent case
- 2 lessons after man acquitted of health care fraud charges
- 2 options for those looking to sell or grow a private practice
- 27 nurses reprimanded by NY Nursing Board in June
- 3 benefits of investing in a home health care franchise
- 3 common physician mistakes that can lead to investigations
- 3 common reasons nursing licenses are suspended or revoked
- 3 key pieces of evidence used to support healthcare fraud case
- 3 lessons after health care exec gets 20 for health care fraud
- 3 lessons from NY medical center accused of healthcare fraud
- 3 questions to ask before buying a healthcare group
- 3 takeaways from survey of nurses about current challenges
- 3 things diagnostic labs need to know about regulatory compliance
- 3 things to know about continuing education and nursing in
- 3 things to know about Medicare overpayment debts
- 3 tips for new nurses to avoid misconduct allegations
- 3 tips for new pharmacy owners
- 3 tips for reacting to the threat of losing your nursing license
- 3 tips to avoid allegations of healthcare fraud
- 3 tips to avoid being investigated for Medicare fraud
- 3 ways for private practices to manage cash flow during COVID-19
- 3 ways HIPAA could change in 2021
- 3 ways the DOJ will use the FCA during the pandemic
- 4 off-beat ways nurses can lose their licenses
- 4 things that could cause you to lose your nursing license
- 5 facts about NY’s “good moral character” requirement for nurses
- Accused of health care fraud? Cross examination is a powerful defense tool.
- Advantages of buying a home health agency
- Advice for health care professionals who receive a subpoena
- Age discrimination and medical practice: A case asks tough questions
- AKS violations: A timeline of a typical case
- An overview of NYSED nursing standards
- Anatomy of an HHS audit
- Anatomy of an OPMC investigation
- Another pharmacist arrest shows prevalence of fraud cases
- Anti-Kickback Statute violations in 2018: A review
- Applying for a nursing license in NY? 3 things to disclose.
- Are hospitals on the hook for $1B in government aid?
- Are you a nurse facing disciplinary action in New York?
- Authorities investigate school nurse accused of stealing meds
- Avoid these common mistakes when charged with health care fraud
- Borders, boundaries and consequences for nurses
- Brooklyn medical assistant sentenced to 3 years in jail for fraud
- Buying a medical practice? Tips for success.
- Can a doctor sue a hospital for libel after medical board report?
- Can a doctor’s mistake lead to criminal manslaughter charges?
- Can a nurse get penalized for giving advice about the COVID vaccine?
- Can doctors attend Zoom court hearings from work?
- Can doctors protect themselves from allegations of fraud?
- Can FDA observations lead to reprimands of pharmacists?
- Can home health care centers survive the challenges of 2020?
- Can NY nurses face reprimands for refusing flu shots?
- Can pharmaceutical companies bounce back from Novartis scandal?
- Can stress or anxiety cause you to lose your nursing license?
- Can the home health care industry handle growing need for PCAs?
- Can you lose nursing license for not paying school loans?
- Cardiologists under fire after NYT piece critiques their stats
- CDC provides guidance for COVID-19 samples
- Clinical labs are increasingly under the regulators’ microscope
- CMS announces changes to better address antibiotic resistance
- CMS announces increased health care fraud enforcement measures
- CMS announces resumption of enforcement efforts
- CMS changes tactics, targets health care provider affiliates
- CMS claims Medicare overpayments for post-acute-care transfers
- CMS rollbacks and EKRA: A word of caution for diagnostic labs
- CMS to suspend some, reevaluate other, payment programs
- Comfort patients during the holidays without crossing boundaries
- Common medical billing errors that could lead to fraud
- Compliance violations and diagnostic labs: Top three violations
- Compliance with the anti-kickback statute is crucial
- Considerations in selling a health care business
- Considering selling your practice or healthcare business?
- Counselor gets 3-years in jail for health care fraud
- Couple accused of health care fraud, face lifetime imprisonment
- Court rejects Medicare fraud appeals
- Data analytics and healthcare fraud in 2020
- Deadline for meeting new home health requirements postponed?
- Defending against a Mallela fraud lawsuit
- Diagnostic labs victims of “aggressive audit tactics”
- Did a NY hospital violate human trafficking laws?
- Did a pharmaceutical company use charity to hide kickbacks?
- Disagreements over medical treatments can sometimes escalate
- Discussing the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute
- Do chiropractors need to worry about violating referral laws?
- Doctor accused of practicing without a valid license
- Doctor faces 4 years in prison in opioid case
- Doctor gets 18 months prison time for healthcare fraud
- Doctor gets 20-year prison sentence for health care fraud
- Doctor gets arrested for coughing on nurses: 3 things to know
- Doctor takes on Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, and wins
- Doctors & employment contracts: Two perspectives
- Doctors take note: When to pursue a defamation lawsuit.
- Doctors trained abroad: Getting a NY medical license
- Does HIPAA really protect patients’ privacy?
- Does your new pharmacy have all of its licenses?
- DOJ accuses 3 more physicians in drug testing lab kickback scheme
- DOJ accuses dozens of doctors of exchanging sex for prescriptions
- DOJ accuses provider of failure to comply with investigation
- DOJ adds 3 more NFL players to health care fraud case
- DOJ announces another regional Medicare Fraud Strike Force
- DOJ charges 30 in “patients for cash” health care fraud scheme
- DOJ collects over $2 billion in health care fraud for ninth year
- DOJ gets less than a tenth of what it requested in kickback case
- DOJ pursues first fraud charges for use of coronavirus funds
- DOJ targets med equipment manufacturer in recent AKS case
- DOJ, Stark Law & Anti-Kickback: Are investigations on the rise?
- Drug company accused of illegal kickbacks, settles with DOJ
- Ear, nose and throat specialists pay $9 mill to settle FCA claim
- Effort to combat opioid abuse: Johns Hopkins provides guidance
- EKRA and COVID-19: What do labs need to know?
- EKRA prosecutions in 2020: 3 lessons for lab managers
- Escobar decision and implied certification in FCA cases
- Ex NFL star gets 22 yrs for health care fraud, asks for leniency
- Eye doctor awaits sentencing for Medicare fraud conviction
- Eye doctor, senator face retrial on Medicare fraud-related charges
- Family diagnostic lab business guilty of health fraud
- FBI accuses youth football coach of health care fraud
- FBI agents arrest NY doc, charge with narcotics violation
- FBI raids oncology office in NY
- Feds accuse NY doc of taking illegal kickbacks: 3 things to know
- Feds accuse owner of home health center of fraud
- Feds announce arrest of five New Yorkers for health care fraud
- Feds arrest dozens of doctors charged with health care fraud
- Feds ask for $200M in overpayments from Medicare Advantage group
- Feds charge nurse with taking illegal kickbacks
- Feds demand millions in Medicare overpayment after audit
- Feds gain momentum with EKRA as doc takes plea deal
- Feds investigate NY pharmacy, charge owners with healthcare fraud
- Feds join NY in lawsuits against doctors for kickbacks violations
- Feds question drug manufacturers on potential kickback violations
- Feds question NY hospitals for giving board members vaccines
- Feds: Hospices must get proper patient certifications from physicians
- Feds: New York doctors violated Anti-Kickback law and more
- Feds: Pharmacist guilty of Medicare fraud, money laundering, more
- Fired nurse fights back, saves license
- First major federal opioid case ends in settlement
- Five things that will surprise you about Stark Law
- Former health care exec headed to trial
- Former quarterback faces 3 months in prison in health care fraud
- Former state employee sentenced for health care fraud crime
- Four face prison for health care fraud, Anti-Kickback violations
- Fraudulent Medicare billing charges filed against cancer centers
- Genetic testing labs and health care fraud: What happened?
- Gov’t increases focus on healthcare fraud and telehealth services
- Government accuses doctor of reusing contaminated catheters
- Government and health-care fraud, Part 1: Why the crackdown?
- Government and health-care fraud, Part 2: Investigations
- Government cracks down on hospital accused of error
- Government executes largest healthcare fraud take-down in history
- Government takes steps to add oversite to pharmaceutical mergers
- Have you been accused of unprofessional conduct as a nurse?
- Head of tech company pleads guilty to health care fraud
- Health care fraud alleged against 4 New York City doctors, others
- Health care fraud enforcement under Trump
- Health care fraud in 2020: What will the feds investigate?
- Health care industry breaks records for mergers in 2018
- Health care industry take note: Current enforcement trends
- Health care providers: Fraud developments to watch in 2019
- Health care’s bounty system
- Healthcare fraud charges – not just for medical professionals
- Healthcare fraud: What causes the government to file charges?
- Healthcare provider accused of upcoding
- HHS announces updates to Stark Law and AKS
- HHS completes largest healthcare fraud enforcement in history
- HHS proposes changes to Stark Law and AKS: 4 things to know
- HHS seeks repayment of sleep resupply claims over past six years
- HIPAA and social media: Lessons from $10,000 settlement
- HIPAA Right to Access spotlighted in recent NY case
- Home health agency ‘red flags’ for Medicare fraud
- Home health care fraud sentence announced
- Home health care providers may see changes to payment structure
- Home health company sues HHS and federal contractor
- Hospital investigates nurse after offensive social media posts
- Hospital pays $50M to settle FCA allegations
- How a DWI impacts your nursing license
- How can a VP pick impact health care?
- How can healthcare execs defeat a whistleblower claim?
- How can HHA avoid allegations of Medicare overpayment?
- How do regulations apply when pharmacies use robots?
- How has COVID-19 changed pharmacies?
- How has the pandemic impacted nurse licensure?
- How nurses can lose their license in ways unrelated to work
- How serious are allegations of overpayment?
- How to avoid accidentally committing Medicare fraud
- How to handle a letter from the Office of Professional Misconduct
- How well-run is your medical office?
- How will a misdemeanor impact your nursing license?
- How will CMS’ proposed rule for 2019 impact hospitals?
- How will you know if you have a Medicare overpayment?
- I received a letter from my state’s licensing board. Now what?
- Important lesson from recent arrest of NY doctor
- Important Notice for Medicare Providers: Medicare Beneficiaries Identifier is replacing Social Security number
- In home health care, miscommunications can result in readmission
- Insurance company accuses diagnostic lab of bribing hospitals
- Insys prosecution continues: NY doc takes plea deal
- Investigators accuse NY hospital execs of conflict of interest
- Is my physician group patient-centric?
- Is my physicians’ group ready for an audit?
- Is this the dawn of a new value-based care era?
- Judge declares mistrial in Menendez case
- Jury finds opioid executives guilty
- Jury says doctor and fiancée violated Anti-Kickback Statute
- Kickbacks for opioid prescriptions are focus in doctor charges
- Kool Smiles and management company settle False Claims case
- Lab agrees to pay $12 million to settle AKS claim
- Lab owner agrees to pay $2M to settle AKS claim
- Lab owner sues hospital for breach of contract
- Labs and pharmacies take note, FDA announces regulation change
- Labs: Consider these 3 things after recent EKRA conviction
- Lawmakers remove hospital leader amidst qualification concerns
- Lawsuit claims retaliation against NY hospital
- Lessons from government investigation of UNC Hospital
- Lessons from record setting HIPAA fine
- Liability in health care: changes the rules
- License suspended, doctor ready to fight “fictitious” charges
- Link between the college admission scandal and healthcare fraud
- Long Island doctor convicted of Medicare fraud headed to prison
- Long Island pharmacist accused of health care fraud
- Look-back period extended for some Medicare overpayments
- Major consideration for valuations of your health care business
- Man accused of health care fraud agrees to $40M settlement
- Man expelled from Haiti to face healthcare fraud charges in U.S.
- Manhattan pharmacist accused of $11 million in insurance fraud
- MBA student faces 20 years imprisonment for health care fraud
- Medicaid and Medicare fraud at Manhattan pharmacy alleged
- Medical board investigation can be beginning of bigger problems
- Medical board reviews doctor caught in college admissions scandal
- Medical Board suspends license of doctor for gun ownership
- Medical practices and succession plans: 3 triggers
- Medical practices take note: 3 tips to avoid billing disputes
- Medical provider accused of kickbacks, settles for $3M
- Medicare fraud convictions overturned
- Medicare Fraud Strike Force arrests 5 New Yorkers
- Medicare Fraud Strike Forces change the future of medicine
- Menendez friend convicted of Medicare fraud
- Menendez trial highlights Medicare fraud issues
- Mergers and acquisitions benefit providers and patients
- National Report Health Care Fraud Week is underway
- NCSBN modifies exam to help nursing students during COVID-19
- NCSBN warns against inappropriate prescriptions during COVID-19
- New crackdown targets Medicaid-unapproved drug reimbursements
- New finding in opioid crackdown: Doctors are just the beginning
- New law means physicians should review arrangements with labs
- New multi-state licensing compact encourages mobility for nurses
- New proposal could impact hospital billing practices
- New York case to challenge association health plan regulation
- New York City doctors, others face charges of health care fraud, more
- New York City internist sentenced to 33 months for bribery
- New York City officials’ crackdown on home health care agencies
- New York City’s Narco Freedom case continues to unfold
- New York doctor accused of submitting false statements
- New York doctor arrested as part of federal sting
- New York doctor sued by former office manager
- New York Doctor sues hospital for denying admitting privileges
- New York doctor’s medical license application answer redacted
- New York doctor’s medical license suspended pending hearing
- New York doctors, therapists, others charged with health care fraud
- New York law changes nursing requirements
- New York lawmakers consider Medical Aid in Dying Act
- New York medical transport company accused of Medicaid fraud
- New York medical transportation company charged with fraud
- New York neurologist facing Medicare, Medicaid fraud charges
- New York nurse has license suspended for drug violation
- New York obstetrician loses medical license for misconduct
- New York officials accuse doctor of selling opioids
- New York officials charge 5 doctors for drug crimes
- New York officials take on opioid manufacturers
- New York ophthalmologist faces health care fraud charges
- New York prosecutors accuse physician of selling prescriptions
- New York psychiatric center blamed for death of child
- New York RN accused of identity theft: 3 things to know
- New York whistleblowers settle Medicare fraud lawsuit
- NICU incident leads to nurse investigation
- Non-compete agreements and physicians: The basics
- Noncompete agreements and physicians: Are they on the rise?
- Not just for the mafia: Racketeering in medicine
- Novartis sets aside millions to settle bribery allegations
- Nurse accused of exposing patients to Hepatitis C
- Nurse accused of illegally posing as a doctor
- Nurse keeps patient names confidential, gets fired
- Nurse sentenced after accused of infecting patients with Hep C
- Nurses and social media: 3 tips to navigate wisely
- Nurses: Navigate these 3 changes to excel in today’s market
- Nurses: Tips to avoid license suspension, revocation
- Nurses’ rights when going before the Board of Nursing
- Nursing home mergers, sales and acquisitions
- Nursing licenses and loans: Is disciplinary action possible?
- Nursing professionals: work with experienced attorney to effectively navigate disciplinary process
- NY ambulance company owners take plea deal in fraud case
- NY anesthesiologist accused of health care fraud
- NY cardiologist charged with healthcare fraud for ECP treatments
- NY court sends podiatrist to prison for health care fraud
- NY dentist accused of Medicaid fraud
- NY doctor accused of criminal prescription sale: Part I
- NY doctor accused of criminal prescription sale: Part II
- NY doctor accused of drug theft, faces criminal charges
- NY doctor accused of importing drugs, faces $1M fine
- NY doctor accused of incompetence leading to death of patients
- NY doctor and physical therapist convicted for health care fraud
- NY doctor faces fraud allegations, potential jail time
- NY doctor gets four-year ban from Medicare for health care fraud
- NY doctor’s office closes amidst allegations of Hep-C exposure
- NY endocrinologist accused of health care fraud
- NY Governor Cuomo announces win against opioid manufacturer
- NY health care provider accused of fraud, pays $10M to settle
- NY healthcare provider settles allegations of HIPAA violation
- NY hospital accuses insurance company of failure to reimburse
- NY hospital system settles False Claims Act violations with DOJ
- NY labs: New rule goes into effect in October
- NY man sentenced to 3 years, $10 mil for health care fraud
- NY medical practice admin pleads guilty to health care fraud
- NY nurse accused of stealing medical devices
- NY nurse faces 15 years in jail for Medicaid fraud
- NY nurse loses nursing license after accused of stealing meds
- NY nursing provider pays $1.65M to settle whistleblower claim
- NY officials accuse nurse of stealing from patient
- NY officials accuse nurse of stealing from patient
- NY officials remind pharmacies use of ADMs illegal
- NY pharmacist charged with health care fraud and tax crimes
- NY pharmacist gets 6-month prison sentence for healthcare fraud
- NY pharmacy owner faces lifetime of prison for health care fraud
- NY pharmacy owner sentenced to prison time for health care fraud
- NY physician convicted for murder in overdose deaths
- NY physician faces prison after abortion procedure tragedy
- NY podiatrist agrees to pay $1.25M to settle FCA claim
- NY psychiatrist faces 10 years prison sentence for health care fraud
- NY Senator demands info on VA physician for alleged crimes
- NY surgeon accused of misreporting surgical outcomes
- NY telehealth company could get millions in acquisition deal
- NY to insurance providers, cannot deny claims for administrative reasons
- NY urgent care chain to pay over $6M in False Claims settlement
- Obstetrician faces jail time for HIPAA violation
- OIG accuses sleep study providers of false billing practices
- OIG pushes for audits of HHAs, citing “significant overpayments”
- One key difference between civil and criminal AKS violations
- Opioid prescriptions: Why physicians need be wary.
- Orthopedic practices and health care fraud: 2 misconceptions
- Over 200 in Westchester and Rockland lost Medicare privileges
- Paramedic gets fired after following patient’s wishes
- Patient accuses doctor of causing nerve damage with epidural
- Pediatric surgeon facing criminal charges, license suspension
- Pharmaceutical rep pleads guilty to health care fraud
- Pharmacies: 3 lessons from Walgreens’ evolution in 2019
- Pharmacy licensure in New York: The basics
- Pharmacy owner accused of bribing doctors: 3 lessons
- Physician faces $5 million fine for prescription and health care fraud
- Physicians and labs: New law increases risk of investigation
- Physicians can pay a heavy price for billing errors
- Physicians groups and DOJ settle kickback claims
- Physicians need to know these 3 payment regulations
- Poor billing practices cost Walgreens big
- Positions in health care dominate top jobs in the nation
- Prepare your pharmacy for an audit
- Private equity deals with healthcare practices break records
- Private equity groups and medical practices, a good or bad combo?
- Private investors and NY’s strict non-physician ownership laws
- Private practice and rebranding: When is the right time?
- Prominent eye doctor accused in $108M Medicare fraud scam
- Prosecutors accuse doctor, consultant of transvaginal mesh fraud
- Protecting your New York nursing license
- Providers need to meet terms to get emergency CMS payments
- Radiologist accused of malpractice
- Report finds NY region ranks 3rd in nation for RN compensation
- Report: Steps needed to better fight health care fraud
- Report: which medical specialty most likely to get sued?
- Retaliation or violation? Hospital fires nurse, nurse fights back.
- RN gets more than a year imprisonment for health care fraud
- Rural doctor and his patients threatened by fraud claims
- Rural doctor’s forced retirement has patients worried
- Selling your home services? Follow these tips
- Sentencing near in kickback and Medicaid fraud scheme
- Should criminal allegations lead to loss of hospital privileges?
- Should you defend yourself at a nursing license board hearing?
- Six health care startups named on list of 50 ‘unicorns’
- Sleep and meals do not count as work in 24-hour shifts
- Speaker fees or bribery? NY doctor fights criminal charges.
- Spinal product company accused of kickbacks, settle in NY court
- Spine device manufacturer faces lawsuit for health care fraud
- Stakes couldn’t be higher in health care fraud sentencing
- Stark Law circumvention scheme could be costly
- State medical board investigation leads to loss of DEA license
- Study finds doctor burnout leads to increased risk of error
- Study finds errors in HRRP leading to faulty penalties
- Study links opioid drug-maker gifts to doctors to overdose deaths
- Study: Online doctors’ ratings should be taken with grain of salt
- Successful strategies for selling your medical practice
- The evolution of the AKS to charge labs with health care fraud
- Theranos case an example of complex nature of health care crimes
- Three examples of False Claims Act Violations in 2017
- Three Long Island doctors charged with health care fraud
- Three things to know before buying a medical practice
- Three tips for doctors served with a med mal suit
- Three tips for pharmacy owners looking to sell in ‘21
- Three tips for physicians using social media
- Three tips to avoid health care fraud allegations in NY
- Three ways CMS has changed healthcare in response to COVID-19
- Three ways nurses can avoid getting sick this flu season
- Timeline of a health care fraud case
- Tips for a successful merger with another health care practice
- Tips for an effective voluntary health care compliance program
- Tips for avoiding a nursing license revocation
- Tips for protecting your nursing license
- Tips to reduce liability for telehealth services
- Tips to reduce the risk of a health care fraud investigation
- Treatment battle leads to accusations of criminal activity
- Trump shakes up healthcare: Considers relaxing kickback rules
- Two things to know about new HHS proposed rules
- U.S. hospital chain to pay over $260M to settle fraud charges
- Understanding the three criteria for physician licensure
- VA cardiologist gets 20 months for health care fraud
- Veterans Affairs inspects NY nurses, calls for removal
- Want to run a successful diagnostic lab? These 2 tips can help.
- What are the penalties for violating the Stark Law?
- What can labs expect from EKRA in 2021?
- What can trigger an investigation of a New York doctor?
- What could unprofessional conduct for a nurse mean?
- What does my medical practice need to know about HIPAA violations?
- What does the contentious contract agreement mean for NY nurses?
- What does the NY Nursing Board consider professional misconduct?
- What happens if a nurse fails to disclose a prior arrest?
- What happens if a nurse gets arrested when off duty?
- What happens if a patient accuses a NY doctor of misconduct?
- What happens if CMS notifies my group of a Medicare overpayment?
- What happens if my business is accused of a Medicare overpayment?
- What is false incorporation in medicine?
- What makes for a good NY nursing program?
- What should I know about overpayment recovery?
- When are high physician salaries an AKS violation?
- When is Facebook use in the hospital cause for a lawsuit?
- When New York Medicaid providers must have compliance plans
- When physician groups need legal help
- Which court is the right venue for health care disputes?
- Whistleblower begins FCA case against dentist
- Whistleblower wins millions in FCA case
- Who is liable for the licensure of health care agency staff?
- Why are private equity firms purchasing physician groups?
- Why does the CMS’ now require disclosure of certain affiliations?
- Why New York nurses facing disciplinary action need a lawyer
- Why should my diagnostic lab care about compliance?
- Will CMS update Stark Law? 3 things to know about new proposal.
- Will HHS increase oversight of patient assistance charities?
- Will midterm elections lead to regulatory change?
- Will New York join the Nursing Licensure Compact?
- Will physician private practices weather the storm?
- Will recent medical lab breaches lead to more audits?
- Will regulations inhibit diagnostic lab growth in 2020?
- Will telehealth expansions continue through 21?
- Will the billion-dollar fraud case lead to even more charges?
- Will the OIG make changes to the anti-kickback statute?
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