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Congress enacted the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) in 2018 to address the potential for bribes, referred to as illegal kickbacks, between diagnostic labs, clinics and other clinical treatment facilities. Lawmakers enacted EKRA as part of the...
New York officials recently arrested a nurse, claiming she stole the credit card of a patient who was under her care and later used it to purchase groceries and gas. The nurse has worked as a healthcare provider at the Staten Island University Hospital since 2007....
New York officials recently arrested a nurse, claiming she stole the credit card of a patient who was under her care and later used it to purchase groceries and gas. The nurse has worked as a healthcare provider at the Staten Island University Hospital since 2007....
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced success in the prosecution of a case involving allegations of fraud within pharmacies located throughout New York and New Jersey. The government accused the pharmacy owners of paying kickbacks to doctors and...
The COVID-19 vaccine is making its way throughout the community, but who gets the vaccine first? The answer to this question is not always clear and some hospital systems are finding themselves publicly chastised for failing to go in what others may view as the...
The fact that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecuted 3 EKRA cases in 2020 shows that the feds are serious about this law. As such, lab owners are wise to take steps to better ensure compliance. One important step: learning from past mistakes. This...
One can argue that value-based care is clearly in the patient’s best interest. Such arrangements allow for the patient to receive care from multiple specialists and reduce the financial burden that may come with visiting more than one physician. However, lawmakers...
The medical profession is a noble one, one that many go into with the intention of helping patients. As such, physicians who find themselves in a medical practice that does not meet patients’ needs or otherwise does a disservice to the community may find themselves...
A recent investigation by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s New York Field Office has resulted in criminal charges against two New Yorkers who allegedly posed as pharmacy owners as part of a scheme to take...
The United States Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it will expand coverage for many telehealth services that received coverage as a result of the Public Health Emergency (PHE). This PHE was issued by the federal government in response...
