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USA - February 21 2013
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the DOJ jointly released a report concluding that, for every dollar spent on…
USA - February 7 2013
To paraphrase a famous quote, "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it," and providers who ignore the significance of the federal…
USA - September 27 2012
In a letter dated September 24, 2012, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Attorney General told the chief executive officers of five leading hospital associations that there are "troubling indications" that some providers are using electronic health records (EHR) to "game the system" and bill for services not rendered.
USA - August 16 2012
Purdue Frederick Company's President, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs, who failed to prevent the company's fraudulent marketing of OxyContin as less addictive than other pain medications, each pleaded guilty in May 2007 to misdemeanor misbranding of a drug under the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (FDCA).
USA - August 16 2012
James Alderson filed a whistleblower action alleging Medicare fraud by Quorum Health Group and several related entities, including the Hospital Corporation of America.
