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Nov 26, 2024
Looking Back on 2024: Two Litigation Events that Could Significantly Impact Healthcare’s Future
Major events of 2024 delivered heavy helpings of dispute, debate, and contention. Alongside the clashes in politics and culture,...
Oct 18, 2024
Hospital Self-Disclosure Led to $14 Million Settlement
In September 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Siouxland Surgery Center LLP, doing business as Dunes Surgical...
Mar 20, 2024
Is There Really an Industry Standard for Calculating On-Call Compensation?
In February 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) joined a second whistleblower complaint against a former executive at...
Nov 28, 2023
$45.6 Million Settlement Related to Improper Medical Director Payments at 6 SNFs
In November 2023, Prema Thekkek, her management company, Paksn Inc. (“Paksn”), and 6 SNFs that are owned by Thekkek or managed by Paksn...
Nov 22, 2023
Notable OIG Advisory Opinion: Favorable Toward Employed Physician Bonuses Based on ASC Collections
In October 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No....
Oct 19, 2023
4 Settlements for Alleged Improper Payments for Lease Arrangements and Medical Director Services
Four home healthcare settlements related to improper payments to physicians have been announced by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”). ...
Aug 31, 2023
Hospital Self-Disclosure Led to Settlement with DOJ
In April 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Sibley Memorial Hospital (“SMH”) and its parent company, Johns Hopkins...
Jun 15, 2023
$30 Million Settlement Resolves Allegations of AKS Violations
A nearly $30 million joint settlement was announced on May 31, 2023, by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Detroit Medical Center (DMC),...
May 23, 2023
FMV and the ABA’s Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud
The American Bar Association’s 33rd Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud was held in Chicago on May 4, 2023. Deputy Assistant...
Feb 10, 2023
OIG Advisory Opinion: AKS Risk Around Providing Employed NP Services at No Cost to Physicians
In December 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No....
Dec 27, 2022
Red Flags for Physicians Considering Paid Speaking Engagements
In December 2022, a Sarasota, Florida, pain management physician was sentenced to three years and six months in federal prison and...
Jun 30, 2021
Improper Medical Director Payments Alleged at SNF Chain
On June 15, 2021, the United States filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against a California skilled nursing facility chain and...
May 26, 2021
FMV is Required for Nurse Practitioner and Other NPP Recruitment Subsidies
A less well-known, but noteworthy, exception to the Stark Law permits hospitals to grant financial subsidies to private practice...
