Stark Law is a complex set of rules that has the main purpose of preventing physician self-referrals. More specifically, the rules attempt to prevent physicians from referring a Medicare or Medicaid patient to a medical facility that the physician (or the physician's...
Month: February 2017
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Being naive is no defense to Medicare fraud
Another doctor has been convicted for playing a part in a multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud scheme. The guilty verdict shows that even being "extremely naïve" is not a valid defense to Medicaid fraud charges. The situation involved a $13 million operation in Houston...
Why New York nurses facing disciplinary action need a lawyer
Few things can turn a nurse's life upside down like a disciplinary proceeding. Nurses work extremely hard to get their careers going, and to know that it is all in jeopardy can be almost too much to bear. The good news is that nurses do not have to face disciplinary...