When COVID-19 was on the rise, ransomware attacks were right alongside it. A new investigation published in JAMA Health Forum found that ransomware attacks more than doubled in the last
Continue Reading Reduce Your Risk (And We’re Not Just Talking COVID-19 Vaccines)Two landmark cases fraught with False Claim Act (“FCA”) allegations of fraudulent billing for prescription drugs against food and pharmacy chains are making their way from the Seventh Circuit to
Continue Reading Is it Really Fraud? The Supreme Court Will Decide
The systems healthcare providers use to provide safe and reliable patient care, and their confidential patient information, provide attractive targets for hackers using ransomware to extort payment. As a result
Continue Reading Ransomware Attacks Against Healthcare Providers Continue to Increase
Physicians around the country are familiar with the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)) and the Federal Physician Self-Referral Law, commonly referred to as the Stark Law (“Stark”)
Continue Reading Five Differences Between the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the Federal Stark Law
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) which would broadly prohibit companies from entering into or enforcing non-competition agreements or clauses
Continue Reading FTC Proposes Broad Rule Banning Non-Compete Covenants with Physicians and Other Healthcare WorkersNow is the time for U.S. employers interested in sponsoring professional level workers for H-1B status to prepare to register in the upcoming H-1B Cap Lottery. This includes healthcare employers
Continue Reading The Clock is Ticking: H-1B Cap Season is HereOn December 1, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Bulletin warning HIPAA covered entities and business associates about the use
Continue Reading OCR Warns Covered Entities and Business Associates about Tracking TechnologyThe Department of Justice’s continued focus on prosecuting fraud related to pandemic relief programs has resulted in a new batch of criminal charges, convictions and penalties for those who have
Continue Reading The Federal Government’s Continued Focus on COVID-19 Aid Fraud Leads to New Charges, Convictions and SentencingsOn October 13, 2022, a new proposed rule promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) in connection with the classification of employees and independent contractors will be published
Continue Reading DOL Proposed Rule Moves Revised Employee/Independent Contractor Classification Framework Forward
Following several patient deaths in connection with sedation procedures, the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners (“Dental Board”) in January 2022 published a series of proposed changes to its
Continue Reading NC Dental Board Proposes Second Version of Anesthesia and Sedation Rule Changes