A diagnostic laboratory recently agreed to pay the government almost $12 million to settle claims that the health care company violated federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) regulations. The government claimed that individuals within the diagnostic lab were illegally...
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Month: July 2020
RN gets more than a year imprisonment for health care fraud
Authorities recently announced the sentencing of a registered nurse (RN) to 18 months imprisonment for her role in a health care fraud scheme. As part of the sentence, the court has also required the nurse to pay $9,500 in restitution. What was the reason for the...
CMS rollbacks and EKRA: A word of caution for diagnostic labs
The United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has rolled back some regulatory provisions in response to the current coronavirus pandemic. Officials reason that these rollbacks will help to better ensure patients can get the testing, diagnosis and...
Data analytics and healthcare fraud in 2020
2020 is a year that has pushed us to embrace technology. The current coronavirus pandemic has led many to transition from working in an office or other location to working from the home. How have these changes impacted healthcare providers? In an effort to reduce the...
3 key pieces of evidence used to support healthcare fraud case
A recent healthcare fraud case out of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania involves two physicians and multiple other individuals who allegedly used illegal kickback payments to conduct and bill Medicare for unnecessary genetic testing. The government claims to have...
Important lesson from recent arrest of NY doctor
New York state authorities recently attempted to move forward with criminal drug charges against a neurologist out of Brooklyn. The doctor states officers falsely placed him under arrest and wrongly sent him to prison for a week. Although the prosecution could not...
EKRA and COVID-19: What do labs need to know?
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have stated they will aggressively pursue health care fraud claims related to COVID-19. These agencies further clarify that they will continue to focus on prosecution for...
Not just for the mafia: Racketeering in medicine
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a federal law that triggers visions of the mafia and other forms of organized crime. Although this law is likely most popular for those types of cases, it can play a role in health care law. Individuals...
Which court is the right venue for health care disputes?
The answer depends on the details of the allegations. In a recent case, a group of patients filed a class action lawsuit against a New York health system accusing the group of failing to protect their financial, medical and personal information from security leaks....
Two things to know about new HHS proposed rules
The United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released proposals that will directly impact the health care industry. Two potential impacts to watch include changes made in response to the current coronavirus pandemic and a potential move...