The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Just days after settling with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) agreeing to pay $16 million to resolve allegations of False Claims Act (FCA) violations, HCA Holdings, Inc. (HCA), a notable Tennessee-based health care company, announced yet another settlement, this time with its shareholders.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law US District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Roy B. Dalton, Jr., denied a motion to dismiss filed by a cardiovascular center based in Ocala, Florida, and its top physician. The case the defendants sought to dismiss is a False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam suit brought by two whistleblowers in which the United States and Florida have intervened.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In an investigation that has spanned several years and is still ongoing, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached False Claims Act (FCA) settlements with more than 450 hospitals totaling $250 million over alleged improper billing of Medicare for unnecessary cardiac implants.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The confidentiality of peer review documents in Florida has been very questionable since a state constitutional amendment was passed in 2004. Amendment 7, found in Section 25, Article X of the Florida Constitution, restricts Section 395.0193(7), Florida Statutes, which originally established peer review confidentiality.

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