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False Claims Act Retaliation Decision Calls into Question the Heightened Burden for Employees Whose Duties Include Compliance and Fraud Investigation

Hall Render

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin recently issued a decision involving protections for employees whose jobs involve the investigation of fraud. Since 2009, the FCA’s anti-retaliation provision,(codified at 31 U.S.C. This category of individuals is sometimes called a “fraud alert employee.”

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U.S. Healthcare Compliance Frameworks: A Guide for International Vendors

Compliancy Group

When unauthorized parties gain access to this information, identity theft, fraud, and diminished care often result. Prevent fraud: All parties must comply with laws that prevent fraud and misconduct, such as ordering necessary tests or treatments or billing for services not provided.

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Healthcare Organizations Warned About Evil Corp. Cybercrime Syndicate

HIPAA Journal

The group operates out of Russia and has been operational since at least 2009 and is responsible for the infamous Dridex banking Trojan and several other ransomware and malware variants, including BitPaymer, Hades, Phoenixlocker, WastedLocker, SocGholish, GameOver Zeus, and JabberZeus.

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DOJ’s FY 2022 False Claims Act Recoveries: A Mixed Bag

Health Law Advisor

The total recoveries in fraud cases brought with respect to the health care and life sciences industries fell to the lowest level since 2009. Not insignificantly, recoveries in declined cases led the way in all fraud recoveries, not just in health care. 1] While total recoveries exceeded $2.2 Last year, $1.2

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False Claims Act Settlements Exceed $5.6 Billion in Fiscal Year 2021

Healthcare Compliance Blog

billion in settlements and judgments have been recovered by the Department of Justice Department (DOJ) related to civil cases involving fraud and false claims in fiscal year 2021. In 2009 and 2010, further improvements were made to the False Claims Act and its whistleblower provisions. More than $5.6

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What is HIPAA?

HIPAA Journal

Title II: Preventing health care fraud and abuse; administration simplification; medical liability reform. The provisions related to administrative simplification are discussed below, while the provisions for medical liability reform (of which there are few) only relate to whistle blower protection for reporting fraud and abuse.

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The History of Healthcare Compliance

MedTrainer

Compliance in healthcare began to encompass billing, fraud, and abuse prevention. HITECH Act (2009): The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act incentivized the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and increased penalties for data breaches.