The Health Law Firm

JULY 15, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 15, 2016, A medical diagnostics company owner found guilty of Medicare and Medicaid fraud for billing $8 million for X-rays whose botched analysis by amateurs led to the death of two patients was sentenced in Maryland federal court to 10 years in prison, the US Department of Justice said.

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 15, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Regulatory authorities in the United States are increasingly scrutinizing noncompetition provisions (sometimes called restrictive covenants) included as part of employment agreements. The main focus is close examination of provisions restricting junior-level and low-wage employees.

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 14, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 30, 2016, a Florida heart surgeon agreed to pay $2 million and release any claims to $5.3 million in suspended funds allegedly owed to him because of allegations of improperly billing Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE. He is doing this to resolve a False Claims Act (FCA) suit, sometimes called a "whistle blowers" or "qui tam" suit.

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 13, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 22, 2016, Federal officials completed a three-day nationwide takedown announcing charges against 301 medical professionals who allegedly defrauded Medicare of more than $900 million in fraudulent billings. US Attorney General Loretta Lynch and US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell said the three-day takedown represents the largest number of arrests, spread over the

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 12, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 24, 2016, Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. (Prime), a California-based company whose mission was stated to be turning around struggling hospitals, is alleged to have run a systematic scheme to defraud the federal government. Prime was allegedly able to defraud the federal government by forcing doctors to provide medically unnecessary services in order to maximize Medicare reimbursements, the US

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 11, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 13, 2016, the American Medical Association (AMA) implemented new guidance for the ethical practice of telemedicine. These new guidelines are aimed to help physicians understand how their fundamental responsibilities may play out differently when patient interactions occur through telemedicine, compared to traditional patient interactions at a medical office or hospital.

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