Could A Sweetheart Contract Or Lease Turn Sour?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Aug, 2018
Last week the United States Department of Justice announced a settlement agreement with William Beaumont Hospital, located in the Detroit area, based on allegations Beaumont made false claims to the Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE programs. The allegations are based on improper relationships with eight referring physicians. Under the settlement agreement, Beaumont is required to pay […]
Post Tagged with Donna Craig, False Claims Act, Fraud & Abuse, Medicare, Physician, Stark Law, The Health Law Center Now’s Your Chance To Tell CMS How You Feel About The Stark Law!
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Jul, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is seeking public input on how the Stark Law may be impeding patient care coordination. CMS issued a “Request for Information” seeking comments from providers that participate in alternative payment models (value based programs vs. fee for service) that may require the need to revise or […]
Category: Medicaid, Medicare, News & Updates
Post Tagged with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Donna Craig, Medicare, Stark Law, The Health Law Center Physicians to Pay $700,000 to Settle False Claims Action
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in May, 2018
Three physicians located in Pennsylvania, Florida and Indiana agreed to settle allegations that they each received improper payments for referrals from Universal Oral Fluid Laboratories (UOFL), a Greensburg, Pennsylvania, drug testing lab. By accepting payments from UOFL, the three physicians caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare for drug testing services. According to […]
Category: Medicare
Post Tagged with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, False Claims Act, Fraud & Abuse, Stark Law Saved By The New Year’s Bell — EHR Donation Stark Exceptions And Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors Are Modified Under The Final Rule
Posted by Donna Craig in Jan, 2014
Stark and Anti-Kickback electronic health record (“EHR”) donation rules that were scheduled to expire on December 31, 2013 where modified in a final rule on December 27, 2013 to extend certain arrangements for the donation of EHR software or information technology and training services. The Department of Health & Human Services and the Centers for […]
Category: Electronic Health Records
