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The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will investigate allegations of illegal physician payment arrangements. Physicians are wise to take proactive action to protect themselves from allegations of wrongdoing.One way physicians can mitigate their risk for violating...
New Jersey finalized an agreement to partner with 33 other states throughout the country in a multi-state nursing licensing compact in July of 2019. This compact allows nurses from other participating states to practice in New Jersey without receiving a New Jersey...
A nurse is fighting back after hospital executives claim she attempted to help a patient with mental issues escape from the hospital. Based on this claim, the hospital fired the nurse. The nurse states the situation was exaggerated and used to justify her firing. In...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released information about new efforts to reform its repayment structure to better address the growing public health crisis of antimicrobial resistance. Why the need for change?The agency's current...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently accused a hospital of Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and Stark Law violations. The allegations are the result of claims the hospital paid physicians high salaries based on the “volume or value of the physicians’...
Any number of events can trigger a government investigation of a medical facility. The government may receive an anonymous tip, billing practices may lead to a red flag or, as recently highlighted in a case involving the University of North Carolina's (UNC) Congenital...
New York officials recently charged a local podiatrist with health care fraud. The government alleges the illegal actions occurred between January of 2013 through January of 2017. The prosecution accused the podiatrist of fraudulently charging Medicare and private...
The federal government recently accused a New York doctor of partaking in a health care fraud scheme that spanned throughout the country. The alleged scheme involved prescriptions for a pain cream in exchange for illegal kickbacks from a pharmacy located in Oklahoma....
NY officials recently accused a NY physician’s private practice of a connection with a Hepatitis C outbreak in the area. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has confirmed it sent a notice to the practice, stating the agency is in the midst...
