Brian D. Bewley
Husch Blackwell LLP
Articles
Physician owned distributorships beware: government scrutiny heightened by new OIG report
USA - October 30 2013 Last week, U.S. Senators warned hospitals that higher rates of back surgery may indicate a kickback if the purchase of spinal devices has increased…
Judicial rejections of government negotiated settlements on the rise
USA - March 14 2013 More and more judges are rejecting settlements negotiated between federal regulators and companies accused of corporate fraud. Two recent examples…
Government announces record-breaking recoveries of healthcare fraud money
USA - February 19 2013 The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services released a report last week showing that the government has achieved the highest return on…
Study finds iPads and facetime help transport of critical patients
USA - January 25 2013 Pediatric critical care transport teams at the Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware participated in a study using iPads to…
Appealing Medicare payment decisions pays off, report finds
USA - December 18 2012 A recent report by the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) concluded that in Fiscal Year 2010, 61% of Medicare providers that appealed CMS payment decisions were fully successful in their respective appeal.
