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Government Delay Reduces False Claims Act Verdict – How Can This Protect Your Practice?

Hall Render

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals refused the defendants’ request to overturn the entire verdict but enforced the consequences of the government’s prejudicial delay by tying the conduct together with the government’s failure to toll the statute of limitations for many of its claims. The ruling in U.S. Aldridge v. Corporate Mgmt.,

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How to Tackle Pharma’s 3 Biggest Compliance Risks Head-On with Verisys

Verisys

Verisys’ former VP of Pharma and Pharmacy Solutions, Joe Thompson, shared a prime example of how speaker programs introduce risk to the pharmaceutical company: “In 2011, one of the most prominent endocrinologists in my sales region was an active speaker for my previous company. He led multiple programs for us each year.

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The Value of an Enterprise Active Data Archive Begins with Patient Safety

HIT Consultant

Government mandates were an impetus for change, starting with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to “promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology” (Office of Civil Rights (OCR), 2017).