This past August, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) received a complaint that Housing Works Inc., out of New York, had failed to provide a patient with a copy of his medical records. The patient argued that...
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Can FDA observations lead to reprimands of pharmacists?
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducts investigations of certain pharmacies to determine whether or not the facility's practices are in line with Food Drug and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act and related laws. The FDA's Offices of Regulatory Affairs...
27 nurses reprimanded by NY Nursing Board in June
New York State's Office of the Professions, which oversees nurses who practice within the state, recently reprimanded 27 nurses. These reprimands were for the month of June alone and ranged in severity from probation and fines to the surrender of the licensee's...
DOJ adds 3 more NFL players to health care fraud case
The government continues to crackdown on the commission of health care fraud throughout the country. In a recent case, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it will expand the number of former National Football League (NFL) players it will take...
Timeline of a health care fraud case
Health care fraud cases generally follow the following timeline: the government becomes aware of a potential offense, an investigation occurs, and the government pursues criminal charges if the investigation leads to evidence to support the allegations. It may seem...
Lab agrees to pay $12 million to settle AKS claim
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....

