Fox Rothschild Partners William Maruca, Esq. and Catherine Wadhwani, Esq. recently recorded a podcast summarizing key points on physician hiring, especially considerations when hiring and contracting with foreign national physicians. We invite you to listen: https://soundcloud.com/fox-rothschild-llp/physician-recruitment-podcast-episode-1 to the podcast and contact Mr. Maruca or Ms. Wadhwani, for further advice.
Holiday Weekends Offer No Time Off From Cyber Threats
This post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorney Nathanael F. Williams, Esq., and was first published as an Alert on Fox’s website.
Health care providers should take special notice of the risk of cyber threats at all times, including over holiday weekends.
Labor Day weekend is upon us. Unfortunately, history has shown that,
Proposed Amendments to False Claims Act Would Tilt the Playing Field
This post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorney William H. Maruca, Esq., and was first published as an Alert on Fox’s website.
A bipartisan bill introduced this summer would impact residential and behavioral health facilities and other health care providers sued under the federal False Claims Act (FCA), making defense of these actions
$8 Million Pharmacy Fraud Case Lands 6 Behind Bars
A recent health care fraud conspiracy case resulted in federal prison sentences for six participants, serving as a warning to pharmacy owners and their employees. Read the full Department of Justice Press Release, here.
The Case
Mohamed Abdalla is a licensed pharmacist who owned several pharmacies throughout Northern Virginia, including Medex Health Pharmacy and
Private Practice Can Mean Job Safety for Physicians
More and more physicians are opting to leave private practice (or to skip it altogether) for the perceived job security and hopefully steady paycheck of hospital employment. According to a study conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA) , the number of physicians practicing in private practice is now less than 50%. According to the
PA Department of Health Proposes Permanent Medical Marijuana Regulations
On March 5, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (the “Department”) proposed permanent regulations relating to medical marijuana, replacing the current temporary regulations at 28 Pa. Code Part IX. The proposed regulations can be accessed here, and the notice regarding the same can be accessed here.
The Proposed Regulations are in substantially the
Meeting Patient Needs with J-1 Waivered Physicians
This post is authored by Catherine Wadhwani, Partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Immigration Practice Group. The post first appeared on Fox’s Immigration View Blog:
We hear the reports daily. COVID-19 cases are spiking nationwide. Hospitals and health care facilities are at maximum capacity. Even with progress toward the availability of a vaccine, it’s
Have You Updated Your Corporate Compliance Program Lately?
New guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) highlights the importance of updating corporate compliance programs to satisfy regulatory requirements. The 2020 updates pick up where the 2019 guidance left off in addressing the evaluation metrics for compliance. The key takeaway for 2020 is that companies are encouraged to update and improve compliance
Costs for COVID Tests – The Buck Stops Where?
Widespread testing for the novel Coronavirus is generally recognized as an important tool in combating the spread of the virus. The World Health Organization is an advocate for broad testing, so as to better locate incidents of infection for purposes of isolation, caring, and tracking.
However, the cumulative cost for such testing is significant. In
THE ABC’S OF THE S.I.U.: What Providers Need to Know
Medical record requests by payors are commonplace for health care providers. Typically, these requests are received by a front desk employee who responds to the inquiry in short order. Yet, not all requests should be treated the same. When a request for documentation is propounded by the “Special Investigation Unit” (S.I.U.) of an insurance company,