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Waller Lansden Dortch Davis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2013, previously published on May 13, 2013 Following a month-long retrial, a South Carolina jury has concluded that Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc. (Tuomey) violated the Stark Law and the False Claims Act by illegally paying referring physicians. The jury found that Tuomey’s compensation arrangements with referring physicians were...
| | An In-Depth Look at the Fraud Charges Against Vitas Hospice Services
Waller Lansden Dortch Davis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2013, previously published on May 15, 2013 Earlier this month, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a suit against Vitas Hospice Services, L.L.C. and its subsidiary entities (“Vitas”) alleging that Vitas submitted false claims for hospice services which were excessive, unnecessary, or not provided,...
| | $39 Million Jury Verdict in False Claims Act Suit against Tuomey Healthcare
Scott Ewing, Jeremy D. Kernodle; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2013, previously published on May 15, 2013 Last week, a federal jury in South Carolina found that Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc. violated the Stark Law and the False Claims Act by submitting false claims for reimbursement to the United States, resulting in $39 million in damages to the government. United States ex rel. Drakeford v. Tuomey...
| | E/M Update: DOJ Targets Improper Use of Modifier 25
Stephanie M. Barr; Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 7, 2013 Evaluation and management (E/M) services are visits to patients by physicians and non-physician practitioners to assess and manage a patient's health. E/M services are grouped into visit types, including office visits (new patient and established patient) and hospital visits (inpatient and...
| | Fourth Circuit Upholds Lengthy “Stent” for Interventional Cardiologist
John Staige Davis; Williams Mullen;
Legal Alert/Article April 29, 2013, previously published on April 25, 2013 Can a cardiologist be sent to prison for performing medically unnecessary stent procedures, even though he stented a considerably lower percentage of his patients than his peers?
| | OIG Fraud Alert on Physician-Owned Distributorships (PODs)
Michael A. Dowell; Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 15, 2013, previously published on April 2, 2013 On March 26, 2013, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued its “Special Fraud Alert: Physician-Owned Entities” (Alert). The Alert addresses physician-owned distributorships (PODs) that derive revenue from selling, or arranging for...
| | Increased Government Scrutiny of Physician-Owned Device Distributorships
Duane Morris LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 6, 2013, previously published on April 3, 2013 On March 26, 2013, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) increased its scrutiny of and pressure on physician-owned entities (particularly medical device distributorships) by issuance of a Special Fraud Alert. Although there is nothing specifically...
| | Sixth Circuit Rules No FCA Liability Based on Violation of Medicare Requirements
Ellyn L. Sternfield; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 6, 2013, previously published on April 3, 2013 On April 1st, the Sixth Circuit reversed an $11.1 million dollar summary judgment finding entered against MedQuest Associates, a diagnostic testing company. In its opinion, the Sixth Circuit found that violation of two Medicare enrollment requirements did not warrant liability under the federal...
| | OIG Issues Warning to Hospitals and Other Providers In Special Fraud Alert on Physician-Owned Distributorships for Implantable Medical Devices
Clay J. Countryman; Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2013, previously published on April 1, 2013 On March 26, 2013, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a Special Fraud Alert on Physician-Owned Entities. In the introduction, the OIG provided that this Special Fraud Alert addresses physician-owned entities (i.e., referred to as...
| | Preparing for the Unexpected: The Affordable Care Act’s Whistleblower Provision
Igor M. Babichenko, Mary E. Pivec; Williams Mullen;
Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2013, previously published on March 14, 2013 On February 27, 2013, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published its interim final rule setting forth the procedures for handling complaints brought under the whistleblower provision of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). This whistleblower provision presents yet another...
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