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Tag Archives: fraud
Supreme Court Upholds the False Claims Act Implied Certification Theory
By: Stephen Siegel The following article was published in the July 2016 edition of South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report. TREBLE DAMAGES PLUS A PENALTY of as much as $11,000 per claim; that is the exposure a physician, hospital … Continue reading
Going on the Offensive with Combatting Fraud
By: Benton Curtis So often today we read press clippings from across the country on how the Department of Justice continues to crack down on health care fraud, be it in the criminal or civil arena. But this barrage of … Continue reading
6 ways health care providers can reduce fraud, waste and abuse risks in 2016
By: Michael Bittman Health care providers such as hospitals and doctors face a variety of legal risks: malpractice, tax, and fraud, waste and abuse. Recent cases have shown that fraud, waste and abuse exposure can dwarf the risk of malpractice … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, Fraud/Abuse, Mike Bittman
Tagged CMS, compliance, fraud, fraud and abuse, Health Law Practice Group, HHS, liability, malpractice, Medicaid, Medicare, OIG, providers, tax liability, TRICARE, waste
Lester Perling and Shachi Mankodi Published in Compliance Today Magazine
Fort Lauderdale Partner Lester Perling and Associate Shachi Mankodi were published in the January 2015 issue of the Health Care Compliance Association’s (HCCA) Compliance Today magazine. Please click here to view their article, “Packed deals and Letters of Protection: Fraud … Continue reading
Waiver of Privilege When Defense of Advice of Counsel is Asserted
Clients sometimes rely on the advice of counsel defense in qui tam and other cases. This article discusses a recent case finding that the defense results in a broad waiver of the attorney-client privilege.
Posted in Fraud/Abuse
Tagged attorney-client privilege, Broad and Cassel, fraud, health care, Health Law Practice Group, healthcare, litigation, qui tam, waiver
OIG Issues Special Fraud Alert Focusing on Laboratory Payments to Referring Physicians
By: Stephen H. Siegel, Esq. On June 25, 2014, the HHS- Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued its “Special Fraud Alert: Laboratory Payments to Referring Physicians.” The OIG focused on blood-specimen collection, processing, and packaging arrangements, as well as so-called … Continue reading
Posted in Fraud/Abuse, Stephen Siegel
Tagged Broad and Cassel, Florida health law, Florida Patient Brokering Act, fraud, fraud and abuse, health care industry, health law, Health Law Practice Group, healthcare, HHS, Kickback Prohibition, laboratory payments, Medicaid, Medicare, Office of Inspector General, OIG, physicians, referring physicians, special fraud alert, Stark Law
What To Do About Potential Whistleblowers at Your Facility
By: Anne Novick Branan The threat for health care providers of qui tam actions, also known as whistleblower lawsuits, under the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) is very real these days. Tough economic times and recent changes in the FCA … Continue reading
Posted in Anne Novick Branan, Compliance, Malpractice, Regulatory
Tagged Broad and Cassel, False Claims Act, FCA, Florida health law, fraud, health care, health care industry, health law, Health Law Practice Group, healthcare, qui tam, qui tam actions, Whistleblower, whistleblower lawsuits
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Corporate Compliance Officer Liability Under the Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine
By Gabriel Imperato and Tara Epstein The aggressive prosecution of individuals in health care fraud cases continues and is reflected by the criminal and civil penalties imposed on corporate executives, including individual owners, officers, or managing employees, holding them personally … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance, Fraud/Abuse, Gabriel Imperato, Malpractice, Regulatory
Tagged Anti-Kickback law, Broad and Cassel, compliance, corporate compliance, Department of Health and Human Services, Florida health law, fraud, health care, health care fraud, health care industry, health law, Health Law Practice Group, healthcare, HHS, Office of Inspector General, OIG, responsible corporate officer doctrine
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Second Annual Broad and Cassel Health Forum Receives Rave Reviews
“I was extremely pleased with the logical and clear explanation of the current ACO environment and the realistic view of the future healthcare landscape,” wrote one of the nearly 100 attendees at the recent Second Annual Broad and Cassel Health … Continue reading
Posted in ACO, Clinical Integration, Health Forum, Reform
Tagged accountable care, accountable care organization, ACOs, Broad and Cassel, Clinical Integration, compliance, costs, Florida health law, fraud, health care, Health Forum, health law, Health Law Practice Group, healthcare, quality, Supreme Court
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Recent Changes to Florida Law Affect Health Care Professionals Charged in Criminal Cases
By Elizabeth Perez The war on health care fraud continues to be front and center in Florida. Effective as of July 1, 2012, laws enacted this legislative session amend the draconian licensure penalties (enacted in 2009) for health care professionals … Continue reading
