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Fraud & Abuse

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EMTALA Implications In The Air With On-Call Ruling

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:00:00 UT

In the first advisory opinion on the issue of paying for on-call, the Office of Inspector General has agreed not to prosecute a hospital that is paying for on-call services.

Count-Down Nears For Medicaid Providers Deadline

Stephen A. Frew JD — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:00:00 UT

If your hospital receives more than $5 million in Medicaid payments per year, you are coming down to a significant compliance deadline on January 1, 2007, under Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) employee education about false claims

IRS Changes Independent Contractor Rules

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:00:00 UT

Whether someone who works for you is an employee or an independent contractor is an important question. The answer determines your liability to pay and withhold Federal income tax, social security and Medicare taxes, and Federal unemployment tax.

Pediatrics Office Repays $450,000 In False Billing For Free Vaccine

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:00:00 UT

Government alleges that pediatrics practice billed insurance and Medicare for free vaccines it received.

Physician Pleads Guilty To Double Billing

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:00:00 UT

Over-charged $117,000 to insurers and Medicaid.

Medicare Exclusion Puts Hospital In Bankruptcy And Closes The Doors

Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:00:00 UT

A December warning from HHS that it would exclude a Florida hospital from Medicare for failing to abide by a 2002 Corporate Integrity Agreement has resulted in the facility closing.

Iowa Methodist Hospital Settles Fraud Claim

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:00:00 UT

An Iowa lawsuit alleging that Iowa Methodist Hospital pressured physicians to use specific pacemakers in order to get rebates from the manufacturer has been settled according to reports published in the Des Moines Register. The amount of the settlement was not disclosed.

California Hospital Convicted of Medicare Fraud

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 17:00:00 UT

St. Luke’s Subacute Hospital in San Leandro, CA, and its president and CEO were convicted of defrauding Medicare of $3 million in inflated nursing costs.

Battle Over On-Call Requirements Turns Bloody

Stephen A. Frew JD — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:00:00 UT

The long-simmering battle between physicians and hospitals over EMTALA call coverage went public in an ugly way in December --

Hospital Faces Corruption Indictments

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:00:00 UT

Roger Williams Medical Center in Rhode Island is facing federal corruption charges. A grand jury issued a 38-count indictment against the hospital and three employees, including its president, on Friday, according to the Providence Journal.