Groundhog day for Tuomey: jury finds hospital violated Stark Law and False Claims Act *

USA - May 16 2013
On May 8, 2013, a jury in the Columbia Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina returned a verdict finding that Tuomey…

Co-authors: Darby Allen.

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OIG and CMS issue proposals to extend safe harbor and exception for EHR donations *

USA - April 18 2013
In the April 10 Federal Register, two agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published proposed rules that many healthcare…

Co-authors: Darby Allen.

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OIG issues special fraud alert for physician-owned entities *

USA - April 4 2013
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a Special Fraud Alert expressing concern that…

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False Claims Act - health system settles allegations related to payments to physician advisors *

USA - February 7 2013
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a press release related to a settlement agreement between the U.S. Attorney's Office for the…

Co-authors: Darby Allen.

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OIG advisory opinion sheds light on pay-for-performance relationships between hospitals and physicians *

USA - January 10 2013
On January 7, 2013, the HHS OIG released Advisory Opinion 12-22 concerning a rural hospital's (Hospital) proposal to pay a cardiology group (Group) a…

Co-authors: Darby Allen.

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