The United States Attorney’s Office recently accused a New York doctor of importing illegal drugs. The doctor, a faculty member and clinical instructor at the University at Buffalo’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, specialized in...
Medical errors are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths in the United States every year. A portion of these mistakes happen within the operating room. This statistic inspired a master’s student from Columbia University’s Data Science Institute...
Allegations of Medicare fraud can extend beyond doctors, nurses and hospital executives. Those in other professions can also find themselves accused of abusing this system. A recent example involves a case out of the Southern District of New York. Government accuses a...
There are many ways nurses can lose their licenses, and not all of them relate to actions on the job. The way nurses conduct themselves outside work is just as important. With New Year's Eve quickly approaching, police will arrest numerous people that night for...
The Department of Justice continued its crack down on healthcare fraud in 2018. This year included the $1 billion “Takedown Day.” On this day, police officers arrested and charged over 600 individuals for involvement in a $2 billion healthcare scheme. This...
It is not uncommon for physicians and physician groups to have arrangements with clinical laboratories. These arrangements may take the form of a small business investment or management arrangement and include financial incentives to use certain labs to provide...
After months of chaotic shifts in activity, the senior housing merger and acquisition market's new trends can benefit those who understand the need for innovation and flexibility. Buyers who want to acquire senior care facilities may view change as a frustrating...
If you work in the healthcare industry, you should know the basics of anti-kickback law. The anti-kickback statute makes it illegal for healthcare providers, like physicians, to accept bribes or other payments in exchange for generating business in federal benefit...
New York’s Health Department has accused the former president of an oncology group in the state with gross negligence and incompetence. According to the agency, these failures injured many patients and ultimately led to the death of six patients. Administrative...
Lawmakers often pass or change laws with good intentions. In some cases, those intentions may not translate in the real world. An attempt to thwart wrongdoing can result in an unnecessarily confining situation.A recent change to the federal laws regarding payment to...
