A Brooklyn medical assistant faced accusations of providing medical services without the necessary license. The accusations also claimed the care provided was unnecessary and given to the patient solely for the purpose of filing false claims with Medicare and...
Month: March 2018
Discussing the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute
One of the pillars of the medical industry is that the professionals that work in it are unbiased and unaffected by outside influences, especially when it comes to prescribing drugs and medicine or referring patients to other facilities and medical institutions. This...
Trump administration ramps up physician investigations
Managing pain is a difficult task. There are no bright line rules. Physicians must listen to their patients and use their training combined with their best professional judgment to come up with a plan. This plan may include the use of prescription narcotics like...
How will you know if you have a Medicare overpayment?
Due to a variety of circumstances, such as clerical errors, duplicate payments or processing mistakes, recipients of Medicare can receive too much money. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires recipients to return any excess funds within 60 days, or...
NY doctor faces fraud allegations, potential jail time
The practice of medicine is much different now than it once was. Physicians are extremely specialized and it is rare that one physician can provide complete care for a patient. As a result, care often involves many physicians working together to treat a patient. These...
Medicare officials say they wrongly paid for chiropractic care
As you know, aches and pains come with the territory as you age, but it does not mean your clients have to take it lying down. They have every right to continue living an active and passionate life as pain-free as possible, which often means regularly seeing their...
DOJ, Stark Law & Anti-Kickback: Are investigations on the rise?
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) appears to be increasing enforcement efforts regarding violations of the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). These efforts were highlighted in a recent case involving two urologists accused of submitting...
Another pharmacist arrest shows prevalence of fraud cases
Like physicians, pharmacists have a duty to serve patients to the best of their ability, see to their well-being and protect them from harm. The arrests of two New York pharmacists shows how such responsibility can go astray. Unfortunately, they used their expertise...