Compounding pharmacies can be critical bridges between doctors and patients. The pharmacies make drugs prescribed by physicians for patients with very specific needs that can't be met by commercially available prescriptions. A compounding pharmacy custom-makes drugs...
Year: 2017
Home health care fraud sentence announced
Regular readers of our New York health care blog know that we share news of health care investigations that sometimes include allegations that can threaten professional licensing and even to the freedom of the accused.We read recently of a case far from us that...
3 things to know about Medicare overpayment debts
New health care legislation is constantly being drafted, proposed and passed, so it is no surprise that most providers find it challenging to keep up. One of the most important changes in policy to take effect in recent years is the implementation of a rule obligating...
New York City’s Narco Freedom case continues to unfold
No doubt many of our New York Health Care Law Blog recall the headlines generated nearly three years ago when Narco Freedom founder Alan Brand and his son were arrested back in 2004. The nonprofit clinical and housing organization and some who ran it were charged with...
New York whistleblowers settle Medicare fraud lawsuit
For seven years, the two women worked together in billing and accounts receivable at Lincare, a provider of in-home oxygen equipment. The two alleged that the New York company was overbilling Medicare.The women became whistleblowers, accusing the Amherst firm of...
RN sentenced to four years in Texas health care fraud
It's a little more than a 3-hour drive north of Austin to get to Rowlett. The Dallas suburb is home to a registered nurse recently sentenced to spend 4 years in a federal prison for her participation in a health care fraud that prosecutors said included nearly $375...
Stark Law circumvention scheme could be costly
When you first heard of Stark Law, it is possible that you, like many others, assumed it referred to a single statute. Instead, it refers to a whole set of federal laws that regulate physician referrals for Medicare and Medicaid patients. As you likely know, Stark Law...
Study: Home health care suffers when doctors fail to communicate
Home health care professionals know it. And with the recent publication of a study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, physicians, patients, patients' families and others might understand it as well: miscommunication by doctors can lead to negative health...
In home health care, miscommunications can result in readmission
The late actor Paul Newman had a number of iconic roles, but perhaps none more memorable than charming bad boy Cool Hand Luke. Perhaps no line summed up the character better than his taunting of authority when he said at the film's end, "What we've got here is a...
3 benefits of investing in a home health care franchise
Are you looking for the next big thing but do not want to worry about the stress of completely starting from scratch? You might consider purchasing an existing health care franchise or business. One franchise that has grown at a great rate over the past few years is...