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- 1157 convicted for Medicaid fraud related offenses in 2017
- 2 important lessons from recent health care fraud case
- 2 important questions after state accuses TX doctor of tampering with IV bags
- 2 key lessons from Hudson Valley doctor’s arrest for fraud
- 2 lessons about collaborative care and the AKS from recent case
- 2 lessons after man acquitted of health care fraud charges
- 2 options for those looking to sell or grow a private practice
- 2 TX doctors face repercussions from DOJ and TMB for false claims
- 27 nurses reprimanded by NY Nursing Board in June
- 3 benefits of investing in a home health care franchise
- 3 common physician mistakes that can lead to investigations
- 3 common reasons nursing licenses are suspended or revoked
- 3 important things to know about healthcare kickback cases
- 3 key pieces of evidence used to support healthcare fraud case
- 3 legislative proposals that impact nursing
- 3 lessons after health care exec gets 20 for health care fraud
- 3 lessons from “referral” case for AKS violations
- 3 lessons from NY medical center accused of healthcare fraud
- 3 most common HIPAA inaccuracies, debunked
- 3 myths about home health care fraud
- 3 questions about an overpayment demand letters for birth tissue injections
- 3 questions to ask before buying a healthcare group
- 3 reasons you could lose your nursing license
- 3 takeaways from survey of nurses about current challenges
- 3 things diagnostic labs need to know about regulatory compliance
- 3 things providers need to know to get expedited CMS payments
- 3 things to know about continuing education and nursing in NJ
- 3 things to know about HHS’ recent investment in diagnostic labs
- 3 things to know about Medicare overpayment debts
- 3 things to know about TMB’s response to Executive Order GA-09
- 3 things to know before selling a healthcare business
- 3 tips for new nurses
- 3 tips for new pharmacy owners
- 3 tips for nurses who are accused of misconduct
- 3 tips for quality telehealth services
- 3 tips to avoid allegations of healthcare fraud
- 3 tips to avoid being investigated for Medicare fraud
- 3 tips to help physicians battle burnout
- 3 tips to improve dispensing accuracy at your pharmacy
- 3 tips to increase the odds of a successful healthcare merger
- 3 ways feds are cracking down on pandemic related healthcare fraud
- 3 ways for nurses to lose their license
- 3 ways for private practices to manage cash flow during COVID-19
- 3 ways HIPAA could change in 2021
- 3 ways the DOJ will use the FCA during the pandemic
- 4 odd ways nurses have lost their licenses
- 4 things that could cause you to lose your nursing license
- 5 facts about NY’s “good moral character” requirement for nurses
- A look at Texas Board of Nursing licensing actions in 2023
- A review of healthcare M&A deals in 2024: One important lesson
- A roadmap for diagnostic labs: Federal regulations
- Accepting gifts from patients: Could you lose your license?
- Accused of health care fraud? Cross examination is a powerful defense tool.
- Accused of healthcare fraud? Three tips to defend your practice
- Acquisition in healthcare: Watch out for these federal regulations
- Acupuncturist faces 65 years in prison for health care fraud
- Advantages of buying a home health agency
- Advice for health care professionals who receive a subpoena
- Age discrimination and medical practice: A case asks tough questions
- AI: The next tool in the fight against health care fraud?
- AKS violations: A timeline of a typical case
- Ambulance company owner pays over $2 million in fraud case
- Ambulance provider settles fraud claim
- Anatomy of an HHS audit
- Anatomy of an OPMC investigation
- Another pharmacist arrest shows prevalence of fraud cases
- Anti-Kickback Statute violations in 2018: A review
- Appealing a demand for overpayment? Here’s what to expect.
- Applying for a nursing license in NY? 3 things to disclose.
- Arbitration to appeals, the long road of an FCA violation claim
- Are feds targeting ophthalmology clinics for Medicare overpayments?
- Are hospitals on the hook for $1B in government aid?
- Are payment assistance programs a violation of the AKS?
- As patient admissions grow, will medication errors also spike?
- Authorities investigate school nurse accused of stealing meds
- Autistic care providers accused of health care fraud
- Avoid these common compliance problems for pharmacies
- Avoid these common mistakes when charged with health care fraud
- Being naive is no defense to Medicare fraud
- Billing rules tightened for Texas labs
- Bona Fide Employee Safe Harbor
- Brooklyn medical assistant sentenced to 3 years in jail for fraud
- Burnout update: 3 ways nurses can reduce stress during the holidays
- Buying a medical practice? Tips for success.
- Buying or selling a health care business
- Can a doctor sue a hospital for libel after medical board report?
- Can a doctor’s mistake lead to criminal manslaughter charges?
- Can a medical board penalize a doctor for not wearing a mask?
- Can a neurosurgeon have ties to a medical device company?
- Can a nurse face criminal charges for a medical mistake?
- Can a nurse face criminal charges for a nursing error?
- Can a nurse get fired for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
- Can a nurse get penalized for giving advice about the COVID vaccine?
- Can a nurse lose their license for DWI?
- Can anyone start a drug company?
- Can burnout trigger a medical or nursing board investigation?
- Can doctors attend Zoom court hearings from work?
- Can doctors protect themselves from allegations of fraud?
- Can doctors use social media to help better their profession?
- Can FDA observations lead to reprimands of pharmacists?
- Can feds pursue healthcare fraud charges if we only accept private payment from patients?
- Can health centers give patients gift cards?
- Can home health care centers survive the challenges of 2020?
- Can I get my medical license back after a conviction?
- Can I go to prison for healthcare fraud?
- Can I use marketing to get clients for my home health services business?
- Can I use social media to promote my private practice?
- Can labs legally pay marketers?
- Can my healthcare business regain its Medicare contract?
- Can nurses have a license in more than one state?
- Can nurses keep working if accused of misconduct?
- Can nurses keep working if they are accused of misconduct?
- Can nurses keep working if they are accused of misconduct?
- Can NY nurses face reprimands for refusing flu shots?
- Can pharmaceutical companies bounce back from Novartis scandal?
- Can public intoxication lead to loss of a medical license?
- Can technology end Medicare fraud?
- Can the home health care industry handle growing need for PCAs?
- Can you get sued for not filling opioid prescriptions?
- Can you lose nursing license for not paying school loans?
- Cancer centers in war of words, legal actions
- Cardiologist sues hospital officials for wrongful termination
- Cardiologists under fire after NYT piece critiques their stats
- Case claims doctor billed millions for “nonexistent procedures”
- Causes of unintentional health care fraud
- CDC provides guidance for COVID-19 samples
- CDC: What nurses & doctors need to know about COVID-19
- CEO of Texas physical therapy group found guilty of healthcare fraud
- Challenges and solutions in healthcare compliance
- Changes to physician self-referral system on the horizon
- Charged with healthcare fraud? Avoid these mistakes.
- Charting the changes: How the Stark Law shapes healthcare today
- Chemotherapy doctor in Texas charged with Medicare fraud
- Children, mental illness & insurance: A study on ED admissions
- Clinical labs: How does a new federal law impact your business?
- CMS announces changes to better address antibiotic resistance
- CMS announces increased health care fraud enforcement measures
- CMS announces resumption of enforcement efforts
- CMS changes rules to appeal Medicare payment decisions
- CMS changes tactics, targets health care provider affiliates
- CMS claims Medicare overpayments for post-acute-care transfers
- CMS extends temporary moratorium on home health agencies in Texas
- CMS investigates MD Anderson, finds “serious care deficiencies”
- CMS investigations lead to increased scrutiny of 3 TX hospitals
- CMS makes changes to ACO program: 5 things to know
- CMS provides guidance on eligible telehealth services for 2021
- CMS rollbacks and EKRA: A word of caution for diagnostic labs
- CMS rule: A closer look at affiliation reporting for managers
- CMS to conduct audits, review risk adjustment payments
- CMS to suspend some, reevaluate other, payment programs
- CMS updates Stark Law: What does my practice need to know?
- Comfort patients during the holidays without crossing boundaries
- Common medical billing errors that could lead to fraud
- Common mistakes in Medicare overpayment cases
- Company closes after Medicare stops covering diagnostic test
- Complaints against physicians in Texas
- Compliance violations and diagnostic labs: Top three violations
- Compliance with the anti-kickback statute is crucial
- Conflicting portraits painted of physician awaiting fraud sentence
- Considerations in selling a health care business
- Considering selling your practice or healthcare business?
- Coronavirus may lead to changes to the laws that surround nursing
- Could a nurse lose his license for wearing hospital scrubs?
- Could I lose my nursing license if I administered the wrong vaccine?
- Could stress cause me to lose my nursing license?
- Could stress cause you to lose your nursing license?
- Counselor gets 3-years in jail for health care fraud
- Couple accused of health care fraud, face lifetime imprisonment
- Court cracks down on personal service safe harbor
- Court gives defendants a tool to fight fines in FCA cases
- Court rejects Medicare fraud appeals
- Court sends psychologist to prison for health care fraud
- Crunching Texas Medical Board numbers
- Data analytics and healthcare fraud in 2020
- DEA suspends pharmaceutical company’s registration
- Deadline for meeting new home health requirements postponed?
- Death Certificate Project leads to hundreds of investigations
- Defending against a Mallela fraud lawsuit
- Defense tries to remove judge in opioid case
- Dentist faces over five years imprisonment for health care fraud
- Dentist license at risk when prescribing opioids
- Depression, nurses and licensing worries
- Despite exoneration, Texas Medical Board won’t clear doctor’s name
- Diagnostic lab accused of health care fraud in latest DOJ probe
- Diagnostic lab accused of improper dealings with TX hospitals
- Diagnostic labs victims of “aggressive audit tactics”
- Did a NY hospital violate human trafficking laws?
- Did a pharmaceutical company use charity to hide kickbacks?
- Did a TX hospital commit a crime by failing to release patients?
- Did hospital execs & lab owners commit $1B in health care fraud?
- Disagreements over medical treatments can sometimes escalate
- Discussing the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute
- Do chiropractors need to worry about violating referral laws?
- Do diagnostic labs need a voluntary compliance program?
- Doctor faces 4 years in prison in opioid case
- Doctor fights TMB’s revocation of license, and wins
- Doctor gets 10 years for prescribing opioids
- Doctor gets 18 months prison time for healthcare fraud
- Doctor gets 20-year prison sentence for health care fraud
- Doctor gets arrested for coughing on nurses: 3 things to know
- Doctor gets four years in prison for health care fraud
- Doctor loses license after suffering medical emergency
- Doctor takes on Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, and wins
- Doctors & employment contracts: Two perspectives
- Doctors take note: 2 important TMB updates
- Doctors take note: 3 ways to reduce the risk of a med mal suit
- Doctors take note: When to pursue a defamation lawsuit.
- Doctors trained abroad: Getting a NY medical license
- Does HIPAA really protect patients’ privacy?
- Does your new pharmacy have all of its licenses?
- DOJ accuses 3 more physicians in drug testing lab kickback scheme
- DOJ accuses dozens of doctors of exchanging sex for prescriptions
- DOJ accuses football players of health care fraud
- DOJ accuses provider of failure to comply with investigation
- DOJ accuses telemedicine operation of health care fraud
- DOJ accuses TX company of billions in health care fraud
- DOJ adds 3 more NFL players to health care fraud case
- DOJ announces another regional Medicare Fraud Strike Force
- DOJ announces criminal charges for over 100 doctors and nurses
- DOJ charges 30 in “patients for cash” health care fraud scheme
- DOJ charges Texas billing clerk with health care fraud
- DOJ collects over $2 billion in health care fraud for ninth year
- DOJ cracks down on labs for paying doctors for “advisory services”
- DOJ gets less than a tenth of what it requested in kickback case
- DOJ goes after lab execs and employees for FCA violations: 3 things to know
- DOJ goes after TX dermatopathologist for False Claims Act violations
- DOJ pursues EKRA charges against drug treatment facility
- DOJ pursues first fraud charges for use of coronavirus funds
- DOJ pursues healthcare fraud case, alleges billions in violations
- DOJ targets EHR vendors for antikickback violations
- DOJ targets med equipment manufacturer in recent AKS case
- DOJ tries to thwart healthcare merger
- DOJ, Stark Law & Anti-Kickback: Are investigations on the rise?
- Dr. Bhadriraju denies the ABC News Report of improper billing, diagnosis was proper and Medicare was billed $41.08 for services
- Drug company accused of illegal kickbacks, settles with DOJ
- Drug maker agrees to settle kickback allegations for $210 million
- Ear, nose and throat specialists pay $9 mill to settle FCA claim
- Effort to combat opioid abuse: Johns Hopkins provides guidance
- EHR and health care fraud: Vendors, doctors face charges
- EKRA and COVID-19: What do labs need to know?
- EKRA prosecutions in 2020: 3 lessons for lab managers
- EKRA, sales agents, and diagnostic labs: 2 cases, 2 different holdings
- Entrepreneurs & the TX healthcare industry: Tips for success
- Escobar decision and implied certification in FCA cases
- Ex NFL star gets 22 yrs for health care fraud, asks for leniency
- Experts predict a surge in home healthcare services in next five years
- Eye doctor awaits sentencing for Medicare fraud conviction
- Eye doctor, senator face retrial on Medicare fraud-related charges
- Family diagnostic lab business guilty of health fraud
- FBI accuses youth football coach of health care fraud
- FBI agents arrest NY doc, charge with narcotics violation
- FBI raids oncology office in NY
- FBI ramps up investigations of physician kickbacks in Dallas
- Federal regulators step up enforcement at nursing homes
- Federal task force issues guidance on pain management practices
- Feds accuse Dallas-based lab of illegal kickbacks
- Feds accuse health records vendor of AKS violation
- Feds accuse NY doc of taking illegal kickbacks: 3 things to know
- Feds accuse owner of home health center of fraud
- Feds accuse Texas doctor of False Claims Act violation
- Feds accuse TX based healthcare group of collusion in noncompetes
- Feds announce arrest of five New Yorkers for health care fraud
- Feds announce telemedicine healthcare fraud scheme
- Feds arrest dozens of doctors charged with health care fraud
- Feds ask for $200M in overpayments from Medicare Advantage group
- Feds charge nurse with taking illegal kickbacks
- Feds continue crackdown on opioid meds, TMB provides guidance
- Feds demand millions in Medicare overpayment after audit
- Feds gain momentum with EKRA as doc takes plea deal
- Feds get more than $5 billion in healthcare related false claims cases
- Feds give 4 execs prison time for healthcare fraud
- Feds indict 2 Texas doctors in $300 million healthcare fraud case
- Feds investigate NY pharmacy, charge owners with healthcare fraud
- Feds join NY in lawsuits against doctors for kickbacks violations
- Feds pursue millions from FCA cases in first quarter of 2021
- Feds question drug manufacturers on potential kickback violations
- Feds question NY hospitals for giving board members vaccines
- Feds see North Texas as a “hotbed” for healthcare fraud
- Feds step up to address mental health crisis within healthcare
- Feds take aggressive stance against NP, get 20-year prison term
- Feds: “White coat” sales scheme violates Anti-Kickback Statute
- Feds: New York doctors violated Anti-Kickback law and more
- Feds: Pharmacist guilty of Medicare fraud, money laundering, more
- Fired nurse fights back, saves license
- First major federal opioid case ends in settlement
- First three steps when business is accused of an FCA violation
- Five face health care fraud charges for cosmetic procedures
- Five things that will surprise you about Stark Law
- For better or worse, nurses live in a fishbowl
- Former health care exec headed to trial
- Former quarterback faces 3 months in prison in health care fraud
- Former state employee sentenced for health care fraud crime
- Fraudulent Medicare billing charges filed against cancer centers
- Genetic testing facilities face allegations of health care fraud
- Genetic testing facility agrees to settlement with DOJ
- Genetic testing labs and health care fraud: What happened?
- Gov’t increases focus on healthcare fraud and telehealth services
- Government accuses doctor of reusing contaminated catheters
- Government and health-care fraud, Part 1: Why the crackdown?
- Government and health-care fraud, Part 2: Investigations
- Government cracks down on hospital accused of error
- Government executes largest healthcare fraud take-down in history
- Government takes steps to add oversite to pharmaceutical mergers
- Hastily written law may have unintended impact on labs
- Have you been accused of unprofessional conduct as a nurse?
- Have you been accused of unprofessional conduct as a nurse?
- Head of tech company pleads guilty to health care fraud
- Health care fraud and prison time: Texas woman heads to jail
- Health care fraud enforcement under Trump
- Health care fraud in 2020: What will the feds investigate?
- Health care fraud investigation results in two Austin arrests
- Health care industry breaks records for mergers in 2018
- Health care industry take note: Current enforcement trends
- Health care providers: Fraud developments to watch in 2019
- Healthcare business expansion opportunity: Is it a violation?
- Healthcare company accused of FCA violation with incentive stocks
- Healthcare exec takes plea deal after accused of violating the AKS
- Healthcare fraud charges – not just for medical professionals
- Healthcare fraud in 2018: A sampling of major cases
- Healthcare fraud: What causes the government to file charges?
- Healthcare leaders take note: Billing error can lead to AKS violation
- Healthcare provider accused of upcoding
- HHS announces updates to Stark Law and AKS
- HHS completes largest healthcare fraud enforcement in history
- HHS hits Texas agency with $1.6 million fine
- HHS makes headway on Medicare reimbursement appeal backlog
- HHS proposes changes to Stark Law and AKS: 4 things to know
- HHS reduces penalties for HIPPA and HITECH violations
- HHS relaxes HIPAA requirements during COVID-19
- HHS seeks repayment of sleep resupply claims over past six years
- HHS states my physician group chose the wrong code. Now what?
- HHS’ price transparency rule: Could it come at a worse time?
- HIPAA and social media: Lessons from $10,000 settlement
- HIPAA Right to Access spotlighted in recent NY case
- Home health & the AKS: Violation can lead to serious fines
- Home health agency ‘red flags’ for Medicare fraud
- Home health agency exec on hook for millions in FCA violations
- Home health care fraud sentence announced
- Home health care providers may see changes to payment structure
- Home health company sues HHS and federal contractor
- Hospice centers face scrutiny for potential AKS and Stark Law violations
- Hospice group agrees to pay $2.5 million in False Claims Act case
- Hospital execs take note: If job in jeopardy, criminal charges could follow
- Hospital fights allegations of false claims
- Hospital investigates nurse after offensive social media posts
- Hospital pays $50M to settle FCA allegations
- Hospital system agrees to $16M settlement for decade old claim
- Hospitals take on HHS over price disclosure rule
- Houston police department charges two nurses with felonies
- How a DWI impacts your nursing license
- How can a VP pick impact health care?
- How can healthcare execs defeat a whistleblower claim?
- How can HHA avoid allegations of Medicare overpayment?
- How can I help my home health business thrive in 2021?
- How can I resolve an investigation by the Texas Medical Board?
- How can my practice handle patient complaints?
- How did a surgeon beat 2 malpractice claims?
- How do I challenge a nursing board’s decision?
- How do I know if a letter from the Texas Board of Nursing is legit or a scam?
- How do I stay current with my CMEs and avoid burnout?
- How do regulations apply when pharmacies use robots?
- How does the Anti-Kickback Statute’s bona fide employee safe harbor work?
- How does the claim CMS overpaid $500 million affect your practice?
- How has COVID-19 changed pharmacies?
- How has the pandemic impacted nurse licensure?
- How important is accreditation when looking to acquire a healthcare business?
- How long does it take to resolve an investigation for False Claims?
- How serious are allegations of overpayment?
- How to appeal Medicare or Medicaid overpayment determinations
- How to avoid accidentally committing Medicare fraud
- How to deal with stress if your nursing license is at risk
- How to work in the medical field after a misdemeanor conviction
- How will a misdemeanor impact your nursing license?
- How will CMS’ proposed rule for 2019 impact hospitals?
- How will the SUPPORT Act impact medical professionals?
- How will you know if you have a Medicare overpayment?
- Husband and wife accused of healthcare fraud
- I am a nurse struggling with burnout. What should I do?
- I am looking at buying a clinic in Texas. What should I know?
- I just got “written up” by my charge nurse. Should I worry?
- I just got notification of an investigation by the BON. What are my rights?
- I received a letter from my state’s licensing board. Now what?
- I want to start a home health care center, but how do I get funding?
- I was arrested for drunk driving. Can I lose my nursing license?
- I was arrested. Is my nursing license at risk?
- I was arrested. Is my professional license at risk?
- Important health care fraud case goes to trial this week
- Important lesson from recent arrest of NY doctor
- Important Notice for Medicare Providers: Medicare Beneficiaries Identifier is replacing Social Security number
- Important takeaway from hospital’s recent FCA win
- In home health care, miscommunications can result in readmission
- Insight into new techniques and technologies used to detect healthcare fraud
- Insurance company accuses diagnostic lab of bribing hospitals
- Insurance company demands TX hospital return $1 million
- Insys prosecution continues: NY doc takes plea deal
- Investigations swirl around Texas doctor
- Investigators accuse NY hospital execs of conflict of interest
- Is it possible to overcome allegations of Medicare fraud?
- Is my medical license at risk if AI makes a mistake?
- Is my nursing license at risk if I am struggling with debt?
- Is my nursing license at risk if I do not help during an emergency?
- Is my physician group patient-centric?
- Is my physicians’ group ready for an audit?
- Is my practice ready for TX’s changing telemedicine rules?
- Is professional self-regulation on the verge of collapse?
- Is the tide turning on private equity deals in healthcare?
- Is this the dawn of a new value-based care era?
- Is your home health care agency at risk for non-compliance?
- Judge sentences hospital owner, doctor to prison for fraud
- Jury convicts TX doc of 12 counts of healthcare fraud
- Jury finds opioid executives guilty
- Jury finds TX doctor guilty of health care fraud
- Key reason EKRA poses unique risk for labs
- Kickback or legit payment? The answer can mean the difference between freedom and prison time.
- Kickbacks for opioid prescriptions are focus in doctor charges
- Kool Smiles and management company settle False Claims case
- Lab agrees to pay $12 million to settle AKS claim
- Lab owner agrees to pay $2M to settle AKS claim
- Lab owner sues hospital for breach of contract
- Labs and pharmacies take note, FDA announces regulation change
- Labs: Consider these 3 things after recent EKRA conviction
- Lawmakers remove hospital leader amidst qualification concerns
- Lawsuit claims retaliation against NY hospital
- Legal advocacy is necessary when a medical investigation beckons
- Lessons from a failed healthcare merger
- Lessons from government investigation of UNC Hospital
- Lessons from record setting HIPAA fine
- Liability in health care: NJ changes the rules
- License on the line: How can a criminal conviction impact a career in nursing?
- License suspended, doctor ready to fight “fictitious” charges
- Link between the college admission scandal and healthcare fraud
- Long Island doctor convicted of Medicare fraud headed to prison
- Long Island pharmacist accused of health care fraud
- Look-back period extended for some Medicare overpayments
- Looking at a merger and acquisition deal in healthcare? This mistake could cost millions.
- Looking to open a clinic in TX? 3 things to know.
- Major consideration for valuations of your health care business
- Man accused of health care fraud agrees to $40M settlement
- Man expelled from Haiti to face healthcare fraud charges in U.S.
- Manhattan pharmacist accused of $11 million in insurance fraud
- Married couple accused of forgery, more in alleged Medicare fraud
- MBA student faces 20 years imprisonment for health care fraud
- Medical board investigation can be beginning of bigger problems
- Medical board reviews doctor caught in college admissions scandal
- Medical Board suspends license of doctor for gun ownership
- Medical device manufacturer accused of illegal kickbacks
- Medical practices and succession plans: 3 triggers
- Medical practices take note: 3 tips to avoid billing disputes
- Medical provider accused of kickbacks, settles for $3M
- Medicare fraud convictions overturned
- Medicare fraud scheme snares two from Texas, one from Florida
- Medicare Fraud Strike Force arrests 5 New Yorkers
- Medicare Fraud Strike Forces change the future of medicine
- Medicare officials say they wrongly paid for chiropractic care
- Menendez friend convicted of Medicare fraud
- Mergers and acquisitions benefit providers and patients
- Misdiagnosis study identifies three major categories of concern
- MODIFY OR ELIMINATE YOUR TPAPN ORDER
- National Report Health Care Fraud Week is underway
- Navigating the legal landscape of healthcare fraud Part 2: what should I do if I am accused of healthcare fraud?
- Navigating the legal landscape of healthcare fraud: Tips for compliance and prevention
- NCSBN modifies exam to help nursing students during COVID-19
- NCSBN warns against inappropriate prescriptions during COVID-19
- New concern with nurse burnout: Holiday “quitting spree”
- New crackdown targets Medicaid-unapproved drug reimbursements
- New finding in opioid crackdown: Doctors are just the beginning
- New Jersey lawmakers push for hospice care reform
- New law means physicians should review arrangements with labs
- New multi-state licensing compact encourages mobility for nurses
- New proposal could impact hospital billing practices
- New TX law may expand nurse privileges
- New York case to challenge association health plan regulation
- New York City doctors, others face charges of health care fraud, more
- New York City officials’ crackdown on home health care agencies
- New York City’s Narco Freedom case continues to unfold
- New York doctor accused of submitting false statements
- New York doctor arrested as part of federal sting
- New York doctor sued by former office manager
- New York Doctor sues hospital for denying admitting privileges
- New York doctor’s medical license application answer redacted
- New York law changes nursing requirements
- New York lawmakers consider Medical Aid in Dying Act
- New York medical transport company accused of Medicaid fraud
- New York medical transportation company charged with fraud
- New York neurologist facing Medicare, Medicaid fraud charges
- New York nurse has license suspended for drug violation
- New York obstetrician loses medical license for misconduct
- New York officials accuse doctor of selling opioids
- New York officials charge 5 doctors for drug crimes
- New York officials take on opioid manufacturers
- New York ophthalmologist faces health care fraud charges
- New York prosecutors accuse physician of selling prescriptions
- New York psychiatric center blamed for death of child
- New York RN accused of identity theft: 3 things to know
- New York whistleblowers settle Medicare fraud lawsuit
- NICU incident leads to nurse investigation
- NJ doc gets almost 3 years imprisonment for healthcare fraud
- NJ healthcare insurance negotiation deal: 3 lessons
- Non-compete agreements and physicians: The basics
- Noncompete agreements and physicians: Are they on the rise?
- Not just for the mafia: Racketeering in medicine
- Novartis sets aside millions to settle bribery allegations
- Novartis to pay millions to settle health care fraud claims
- Nurse accused of exposing patients to Hepatitis C
- Nurse accused of health care fraud loses nursing license
- Nurse accused of illegally posing as a doctor
- Nurse accuses TX hospital of retaliation
- Nurse keeps patient names confidential, gets fired
- Nurse managers: Two tips for success in 2020
- Nurse sentenced after accused of infecting patients with Hep C
- Nurse takes 3 hospitals to court for False Claims Act violations
- Nurse wins $28 million in retaliation suit: 3 lessons
- Nurses and social media: 3 tips to navigate wisely
- Nurses in Texas: Lots of debt could mean no license
- Nurses in Texas: Watch out for these two work related concerns
- Nurses take note: Two ways to shield yourself from quiet quitting.
- Nurses, the front line against coronavirus: What you need to know
- Nurses: 3 things to know about use of AI in nursing
- Nurses: 3 tips to reduce burnout in 2021
- Nurses: Be Careful What You Say at an Informal Settlement Conference
- Nurses: Navigate these 3 changes to excel in today’s market
- Nurses: Tips to avoid license suspension, revocation
- Nurses: Will your license pass the verification process?
- Nurses’ rights when going before the Board of Nursing
- Nursing home administrators: Be on the watch for this new scheme
- Nursing home mergers, sales and acquisitions
- Nursing license under threat? 3 tips to deal with the stress.
- Nursing licenses and loans: Is disciplinary action possible?
- Nursing professionals: work with experienced attorney to effectively navigate disciplinary process
- NY ambulance company owners take plea deal in fraud case
- NY anesthesiologist accused of health care fraud
- NY cardiologist charged with healthcare fraud for ECP treatments
- NY court sends podiatrist to prison for health care fraud
- NY dentist accused of Medicaid fraud
- NY doctor accused of criminal prescription sale: Part I
- NY doctor accused of criminal prescription sale: Part II
- NY doctor accused of drug theft, faces criminal charges
- NY doctor accused of importing drugs, faces $1M fine
- NY doctor accused of incompetence leading to death of patients
- NY doctor and physical therapist convicted for health care fraud
- NY doctor faces fraud allegations, potential jail time
- NY doctor gets four-year ban from Medicare for health care fraud
- NY doctor’s office closes amidst allegations of Hep-C exposure
- NY endocrinologist accused of health care fraud
- NY Governor Cuomo announces win against opioid manufacturer
- NY health care provider accused of fraud, pays $10M to settle
- NY healthcare provider settles allegations of HIPAA violation
- NY hospital accuses insurance company of failure to reimburse
- NY hospital system settles False Claims Act violations with DOJ
- NY labs: New rule goes into effect in October
- NY man sentenced to 3 years, $10 mil for health care fraud
- NY medical practice admin pleads guilty to health care fraud
- NY nurse accused of stealing medical devices
- NY nurse faces 15 years in jail for Medicaid fraud
- NY nurse loses nursing license after accused of stealing meds
- NY nursing provider pays $1.65M to settle whistleblower claim
- NY officials accuse nurse of stealing from patient
- NY officials remind pharmacies use of ADMs illegal
- NY pharmacist charged with health care fraud and tax crimes
- NY pharmacist gets 6-month prison sentence for healthcare fraud
- NY pharmacy owner faces lifetime of prison for health care fraud
- NY pharmacy owner sentenced to prison time for health care fraud
- NY physician convicted for murder in overdose deaths
- NY physician faces prison after abortion procedure tragedy
- NY podiatrist agrees to pay $1.25M to settle FCA claim
- NY psychiatrist faces 10 years prison sentence for health care fraud
- NY Senator demands info on VA physician for alleged crimes
- NY surgeon accused of misreporting surgical outcomes
- NY telehealth company could get millions in acquisition deal
- NY to insurance providers, cannot deny claims for administrative reasons
- NY urgent care chain to pay over $6M in False Claims settlement
- Obstetrician faces jail time for HIPAA violation
- Officials slam private practice for billing out-of-network patients
- OIG accuses sleep study providers of false billing practices
- OIG and coronavirus funds: 2 enforcement efforts in action
- OIG announces changes to AKS: 3 things to know
- OIG calls on diagnostic labs to implement compliance plans
- OIG most wanted list includes TX home health care company owner
- OIG pushes for audits of HHAs, citing “significant overpayments”
- OIG updates Self-Disclosure Protocols
- Oncologist sues Texas Medical Board
- One important lesson from federal case against NY doctor
- One key difference between civil and criminal AKS violations
- Opioid prescriptions: Why physicians need be wary.
- Orthopedic practices and health care fraud: 2 misconceptions
- Over 200 in Westchester and Rockland lost Medicare privileges
- Pandemic-driven ramping up of the Texas medical licensing process
- Paramedic gets fired after following patient’s wishes
- Patient accuses doctor of causing nerve damage with epidural
- Patient sues for Anti-Kickback Statute violation
- Pediatric surgeon facing criminal charges, license suspension
- Pharm companies may need to pay billions to settle opioid lawsuit
- Pharmaceutical comp. founder arrested for Anti-Kickback violation
- Pharmaceutical companies take note: DOJ to revaluate mergers
- Pharmaceutical rep pleads guilty to health care fraud
- Pharmacies: 3 lessons from Walgreens’ evolution in 2019
- Pharmacists, a note of caution as role expands.
- Pharmacy acquisition lessons from Amazon
- Pharmacy licensure in New York: The basics
- Pharmacy owner accused of bribing doctors: 3 lessons
- Pharmacy owners, marketers and health care fraud
- Pharmacy owners: Is it time to consider an M&A deal?
- Pharmacy owners: Two steps before moving forward with an acquisition
- Pharmacy ownership presents unique opportunities in ‘21
- Physician faces $5 million fine for prescription and health care fraud
- Physician faces decades imprisonment for healthcare fraud
- Physician files case against employer, claims breach of contract
- Physician groups: 3 things to know about provider funding
- Physician practices take note: Should we worry about AI in medicine?
- Physician suspended, under investigation after patient compliant
- Physician’s contracts and noncompete agreements: Watch out for these 2 issues
- Physicians & health care fraud: 3 FAQs about the False Claims Act
- Physicians and labs: New law increases risk of investigation
- Physicians can pay a heavy price for billing errors
- Physicians groups and DOJ settle kickback claims
- Physicians need to know these 3 payment regulations
- Physicians take note: Fingerprinting now a must for Texas license renewal
- Physicians, prescriptions, and prison time
- Physicians, when does your patient need a chaperone?
- Physicians: Take note of these health care fraud trends
- Police arrest nurse and owner of TX hospice centers for falsifying forms
- Politician pleads guilty in health care fraud case
- Poor billing practices cost Walgreens big
- Positions in health care dominate top jobs in the nation
- Prep for Hurricane Florence pays off: 2 lessons for TX hospitals
- Prepare your pharmacy for an audit
- Prepping for the NCLEX-RN exam? 3 tips for success.
- Preventing upcoding and overbilling in your medical practice
- Private equity deals with healthcare practices break records
- Private equity groups and medical practices, a good or bad combo?
- Private investors and NY’s strict non-physician ownership laws
- Private practice and rebranding: When is the right time?
- Prominent eye doctor accused in $108M Medicare fraud scam
- Prosecutors accuse doctor, consultant of transvaginal mesh fraud
- Protecting your New York nursing license
- Providers need to meet terms to get emergency CMS payments
- Psychiatrists and federal regulations. Are you following these four laws?
- Questions to ask before buying a health care facility
- Radiologist accused of malpractice
- Radiologists: 3 lessons from recent $11.5M negligence award
- Regulatory Realities for Texas Pharmacy Owners
- Religion & medicine: How can doctors navigate these conversations?
- Report finds NY region ranks 3rd in nation for RN compensation
- Report finds pandemic led to jump in physician burnout rates
- Report: Nursing board investigations in TX are on the rise
- Report: which medical specialty most likely to get sued?
- Request for medical billing records can trigger payment problems
- Researchers: most medical bills contain errors
- Retail giant settles Medicare fraud case
- Retaliation or violation? Hospital fires nurse, nurse fights back.
- RN gets more than a year imprisonment for health care fraud
- RN sentenced to four years in Texas health care fraud
- Rule gives CMS authority to act against affiliates of bad actors
- Scripps Health settles unauthorized claims case for $1.5 million
- Selling your private practice? 3 tips for a successful transition.
- September in review: Dozens charged for health care fraud
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- Should hospital admin require workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
- Six health care startups named on list of 50 ‘unicorns’
- Social media can put your nursing license at risk
- Some health care companies return federal funding
- Speaker fees or bribery? NY doctor fights criminal charges.
- Spinal product company accused of kickbacks, settle in NY court
- Spine device manufacturer faces lawsuit for health care fraud
- Stark Law circumvention scheme could be costly
- State medical board investigation leads to loss of DEA license
- Study finds doctor burnout leads to increased risk of error
- Study finds errors in HRRP leading to faulty penalties
- Study links opioid drug-maker gifts to doctors to overdose deaths
- Study questions physicians’ ability to report conflict of interest
- Study: Home health care suffers when doctors fail to communicate
- Study: TX OBs wrongly blamed for high maternal mortality rate
- Successful Appeal – Medicare Overpayment Reduced by Over 3.3 Million
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- SUNSET COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THE BOARD UNFAIRLY PENALIZES NURSES FOR CONDUCT UNRELATED TO NURSING
- Surgical errors and stress: New study finds a connection
- Surgical group fights back when DOJ claims collusion
- Sweat Equity Arrangements in Healthcare
- Texans take note: Important change to the Nurse Licensure Compact Rule
- Texas Attorney General ramps up investigations for unlawful care of children
- Texas Board of Nursing goes after nurses with fraudulent licenses
- Texas Board of Nursing receives complaint triggered by TikTok post
- Texas Board of Nursing warns against balance billing
- Texas Board of Nursing warns nurses of phone scam
- Texas BON announces changes to NLC agreement
- Texas counselor accused of health care fraud
- Texas court sends ambulance operator to prison for fraud
- Texas diagnostic lab owners face 10 years for healthcare fraud
- Texas docs tried and sent to prison under novel legal theory
- Texas doctor called “worst medical fraudster” to face sentencing this week
- Texas doctor faces seven years in prison for fraud
- Texas doctor gets 150 months for healthcare fraud
- Texas doctor investigated for fraud, faces probation
- Texas Doctors: Two tips to protect your online reputation
- Texas family loses ranch in healthcare fraud case
- Texas hospital sued by Ohio bridal shop for negligence
- Texas Medical Board disciplined 26 doctors at June meeting
- Texas Medical Board disciplines 38 doctors
- Texas Medical Board dismisses complaint against ophthalmologist
- Texas Medical Board suspends 7 physicians in October
- Texas Medical Board suspends two doctors’ licenses
- Texas Medical Examiner’s Office accused of fraud
- Texas needs more psychiatric hospitals
- Texas nurse accused of stealing morphine, faces felony charges
- Texas nurse practitioner’s license temporarily suspended
- Texas nurses accused of drug abuse in ongoing investigation
- Texas nurses excel on nursing exams … but what’s next?
- Texas nursing homes may soon have more funding
- Texas officials accuse Xerox of health care fraud
- Texas officials crackdown on Medicaid fraud and healthcare marketing
- Texas officials’ crackdown on FCA violations
- Texas optical company pays millions to settle AKS case
- Texas patient sues local medical facility
- Texas pediatrician fired amidst allegations of child porn
- Texas pharmaceutical rep hit with health care fraud indictment
- Texas physician accused of improper billing
- Texas physicians group agrees to health care fraud settlement
- Texas physicians sentenced to prison for Medicare Fraud
- Texas podiatrist enters plea agreement on health care fraud charge
- Texas radiotherapy center ends 5 year investigation by DOJ
- Texas surgeon indicted for alleged role in fraud scheme
- Texas updates healthcare data breach reporting requirements
- The already broad power of the FCA just got bigger
- The anatomy of a lawsuit: TX neurologist sues TMB
- The anxiety that comes with losing a nursing license
- The current state of Medicare Advantage
- The DOJ just gave prosecution a big advantage in FCA cases
- The evolution of nursing: Which specialty is right for you?
- The evolution of the AKS to charge labs with health care fraud
- The feds claim I violated the False Claims Act. How long will this case take?
- The feds say my COVID-19 testing lab violated EKRA, now what?
- The hammer falls on Texas doctor convicted of health care fraud
- The top ways you can lose your nursing license
- Theranos case an example of complex nature of health care crimes
- Three examples of False Claims Act Violations in 2017
- Three lessons from recent rural Texas hospital closings
- Three Long Island doctors charged with health care fraud
- Three things medical practices should know about false claims
- Three things medical providers should know to prevent Medicare overpayment investigations
- Three things medical providers should know to prevent Medicare overpayment investigations
- Three things pharmacies should know about kickbacks
- Three things to know about Texas’ new health care billing law
- Three things to know before buying a medical practice
- Three things your business must do if accused of false claims
- Three tips for a successful dental practice
- Three tips for doctors served with a med mal suit
- Three tips for pharmacy owners looking to sell in ‘21
- Three tips for physicians using social media
- Three tips to avoid health care fraud allegations in NY
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- Three ways CMS has changed healthcare in response to COVID-19
- Three ways nurses can avoid getting sick this flu season
- Timeline of a health care fraud case
- Tips for an effective voluntary health care compliance program
- Tips for avoiding a nursing license revocation
- Tips for protecting your nursing license
- Tips to better ensure a successful hospital M&A deal
- Tips to deal with the stress of a threatened nursing license
- Tips to preserve your professional healthcare license
- Tips to reduce liability for telehealth services
- Tips to reduce the risk of a health care fraud investigation
- TMB agrees to review OB based on a complaint from the 80s
- TMB expands “Unprofessional and Dishonorable Conduct”
- TMB questions doctor’s prescription methods, restricts license
- TMB suspends respiratory care permit
- TMB threatens TX doc with reprimand for COVID-19 claims
- Top TX hospital avoids millions in HIPAA fines
- Treatment battle leads to accusations of criminal activity
- Trump administration ramps up physician investigations
- Trump shakes up healthcare: Considers relaxing kickback rules
- Two cases that could change healthcare at a national level
- Two charged with health care fraud at mental health facility
- Two Home Health Care leaders in TX sentenced to prison time
- Two important lessons from EKRA cases in 2022
- Two Texas women accused of over $30 million in healthcare fraud
- Two things to know about new HHS proposed rules
- Two TX ORI clinics agree to settlement in Medicare fraud case
- TX authorities accuse pharmacy owner of $100M in healthcare fraud
- TX BON & disciplinary actions in 2022: FAQ
- TX BON warns nurses of license scam
- TX case highlights DOJ’s $3B in health care fraud winnings
- TX CEO gets 15 years for healthcare fraud
- TX city official sentenced to 2 years for health care fraud
- TX couple faces seven health care fraud charges
- TX court allows relief for malicious medical peer review
- TX doctor faces prison time for drug and healthcare fraud charges
- TX doctor gets 10 years for false billing
- TX doctor gets 5 years imprisonment for Medicare fraud
- TX doctor wins case against TMB: 3 lessons
- TX doctor’s medical license suspended, allegations of assault
- TX doctor’s wife arrested for knowledge of fraud scheme
- TX Emergency Department doctor convicted for health care fraud
- TX faith based health care provider faces allegations of fraud
- TX hospice exec accused of overdosing patients for profit
- TX hospital joins dozens to sue HHS for reimbursement
- TX hospital retaliates after a doctor complained about poor care
- TX man skips trial, accepts plea deal in health care fraud case
- TX Medical Board clarifies mandatory reporting requirements
- TX Medical Board disciplines eighty doctors
- TX medical center agrees to pay $15M to settle with FHA
- TX nurse accused of causing stroke-like injuries to patients
- TX nurse accused of health care fraud, faces 5 years jail time
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- TX pharmacist faces decades imprisonment for health care fraud
- TX pharmacy owner arrested for healthcare fraud
- TX physicians face healthcare fraud allegations for failure to provide meds
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- TX uses new tool to charge doctors with health care fraud
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- U.S. hospital chain to pay over $260M to settle fraud charges
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- VA cardiologist gets 20 months for health care fraud
- Veterans Affairs inspects NY nurses, calls for removal
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- What happens when the Texas BON receives a complaint?
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- What is the future of remote work in healthcare?
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- What should a doctor do if accused of a missed diagnosis?
- What should a nurse do if their license is threatened?
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- What should I do if my organization gets a letter from a RAC?
- What should I know about diagnostic lab accreditation in Texas?
- What should I know about overpayment recovery?
- What should I know before I sell my pharmacy?
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- What should my practice learn from recent, historic healthcare fraud settlement?
- What should providers know about next wave of CARES Act relief?
- What steps should I take after I get a Medicare overpayment notification?
- What to do as the subject of a nursing board complaint
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- What triggers a medical board investigation?
- What triggers an HHS OIG investigation?
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- When is Facebook use in the hospital cause for a lawsuit?
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- When physician groups need legal help
- When should I start my own private practice?
- Which court is the right venue for health care disputes?
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- Whistleblower targets Houston neurologist for healthcare fraud
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- Who gets to decide if medical treatment is adequate or excessive?
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- Why are private equity firms purchasing physician groups?
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- Why should my diagnostic lab care about compliance?
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- Will HHS increase oversight of patient assistance charities?
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- Will midterm elections lead to regulatory change?
- Will New York join the Nursing Licensure Compact?
- Will physician private practices weather the storm?
- Will recent medical lab breaches lead to more audits?
- Will regulations inhibit diagnostic lab growth in 2020?
- Will state officials allow Texas NPs to practice independently?
- Will tech innovations help address nursing shortage in TX?
- Will telehealth expansions continue through 21?
- Will the billion-dollar fraud case lead to even more charges?
- Will the HHS find alternative pay an Anti-Kickback violation?
- Will the OIG make changes to the anti-kickback statute?
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