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Foley & Lardner LLP

Compliance Compass: The Erlanger Complaint – A Cautionary Reminder About the Importance of FMV

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Although most health care lawyers and compliance officers who review and analyze physician compensation understand that fair market value (FMV) is important, the nuances around FMV are sometimes missed....more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

Good news, bad news

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There’s good and bad news out there for compliance departments, and it’s also the same news: Governments now very much appreciate strong compliance programs. On the one hand, that is very good (if not great!) news....more

NAVEX

From Healthcare Sector, a Big Push for CCO Autonomy

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For the better part of a decade, the U.S. Justice Department has led the way on calls for a strong, independent corporate compliance function – until recently, that is. Then the Department of Health and Human Services leaped...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Supreme Court leaves open a major risk to internal corporate communications

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It is commonplace for attorneys and compliance officers (particularly those who are also attorneys) to receive communications from clients that have more than one purpose. Take, for example, a doctor who calls a friend and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Enforcement actions relating to a lack of medical necessity

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In a climate of shrinking margins, diminishing reimbursement, and frequent denials, healthcare organizations may make efforts to increase the volume of services they provide, especially those that are more profitable. Of...more

Epstein Becker & Green

DOJ Focuses on Individual Accountability: New Guidance for Corporate Investigations Places Pressure on Companies and Boards to Put...

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On September 9, 2015, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued new guidance on individual accountability for corporate wrongdoing. In the memorandum and an accompanying speech by the Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates,...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

When the Government Comes Knocking

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This article will provide an outline of some of the most significant points for hospitals to use when confronted with a formal government investigation under the Criminal or Civil False Claims Act. As noted below, you should...more

The Volkov Law Group

Healthcare Fraud: Aggressive Enforcement Strategies

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This week I am focusing on the persistent problem of healthcare fraud. For healthcare providers, the challenge of compliance and avoiding enforcement risks is particularly difficult. ...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Health Law Wire: US Department Of Justice Chief For The Criminal Division, Leslie R. Caldwell Stresses The Importance Of Effective...

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DOJ’s Chief in charge of Criminal Prosecutions has been vocal on increased civil and criminal enforcement efforts. Over the past few months, the US Department of Justice has heightened its enforcement in health fraud matters...more

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