Telehealth, EHR Use Increases False Claims Act Violations, Fraud As more providers leverage telehealth services and EHR systems, the federal government has seen increased False Claims Act violations and healthcare fraud. Healthcare digitization, including increased use of telehealth and EHR ...
NextGen Healthcare Pays $31M to Resolve False Claims Act Violations NextGen Healthcare allegedly breached the False Claims Act, falsely certifying and misrepresenting EHR software capabilities to exploit federal incentives. NextGen Healthcare has arrived at a$31 million settlementwith th...
Food & Drug Administration (FDA) rules and False Claims Act violation. According to allegations, company officials never sough approval from the FDA for alternative uses of Neurontin.Hancock, Allyson CVenulex Legal Summaries
A complete overview of the Federal false claims act (FCA) - the secret weapon of of the Govt. used to combat fraud and incentivize whistleblowers. See the important parts of this litigation tool explained simply.
(A) the person committing the violation of this subsection furnished officials of the United States responsible for investigating false claims violations with all information known to such person about the violation within 30 days after the date on which the defendant first obtained the information; ...
The United States has filed a complaint in intervention against Doctor’s Choice Home Care Inc (Doctor’s Choice), Timothy Beach, and Stuart Christensen alleging False Claims Act violations arising from the alleged payment of kickbacks in the form of sham medical director agreements and payments ...
two laboratory CEOs and one hospital CEO – alleging False Claims Act violations. According to thecomplaint, the parties engaged in patient referrals in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law and submitted claims improperly billed to federal healthcare programs for laboratory ...
Share Numerous courts have recognized that knowingly billing the federal government for “worthless services” may be a violation of the False Claims Act (FCA). Recently, an Illinois nursing home learned how costly worthless services can be. InU.S. ex rel. Absher v. Momence Meadows N...
The False Claims Act is the single most important tool U.S. taxpayers have to recover the billions of dollars stolen through fraud by U.S. government contractors every year. Under the False Claims Act those who knowingly submit, or cause another person or entity to submit, false claims ...
FALSE CLAIMS ACT Helping hold companies responsible for their financial harm Fraud comes in many forms. But the intention of every fraud is financial gain by the perpetrator and financial loss for the victim. The fraud lawyers at Thornton Law Firm LLP stand up for the rights of victims of fin...