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Three Miami-Dade Residents Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud
Fake HIV-related treatments said to bilk Medicare for a total of $82 million. The FBI, with a little assistance from its friends in the HHS OIG, helped the feds in Miami net three more people who thought they were smarter…
Continue reading...15-Bed Hospital, Physician Settle Medical Necessity Qui Tam Case
Monday, January 11, 2010
Faulty physician documentation was an Achilles heel in the case. Three patients who stayed multiple days in Wheaton Community Hospital in Wheaton, MN as inpatients — yet received only oral pain meds and PT during their hospital stays — is an…
Continue reading...DOJ: 2 SNF Chains & Their Principles Named In Omnicare, Risperdal Complaint
Monday, November 9, 2009
At issue: The antipsychotic drug Risperdal & fair market value. Last week, the Department of Justice announced that nation’s largest nursing home pharmacy, Omnicare Inc., will pay $98 million to settle False Claims Act allegations. IVAX Pharmaceuticals (now a subsidiary of…
Continue reading...OIG Settlement Highlights Personal Accountability for Compliance Officers, CEOs
Monday, October 12, 2009
Photo: Rodolf, Wikipedia Keep Top Brass Polished, Warns OIG A recent OIG settlement announcement reveals that even top executives of health care organizations are on the hook for false claims charges…
Continue reading...Medical Device Kickbacks: Surgical Ablation Devices for Atrial Fib
Friday, July 17, 2009
J. Heuser: Atrial fib ECG compared to sinus rhthym Here comes more kickback allegations involving medical device makers. Salespeople who used to work for certain medical device makers allege that their…
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Monday, April 19, 2010
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