The transportation landscape in America has evolved and these developments are now impacting health care. With about 75 percent of the U.S. population living in a county with access to
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CMS Provides Advice on Electronic Laboratory Alerts
CMS recently issued an Advisory Opinion suggesting that physicians who refer diagnostic tests reimbursable under Medicare to a laboratory may, under certain circumstances, receive electronic pop-up notifications in the laboratory’s
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Proposed New Jersey Regulation would Restrict Pharma Gifts to Prescribers
Gov. Christie’s Administration recently proposed a regulation to curtail the prescription of unnecessary opioid painkillers. Christie, who serves as the Chairman of President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and
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New York man sentenced to 10 years in prison for involvement in $26 million “billing mill”
Earlier this month, a New York man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly operating a $26 million scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. The defendant allegedly established
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Healthcare Apps: Physicians Should Proceed with Caution
Advancements in healthcare technology continue at an explosive pace and nowhere is this more evident than in the field of mobile healthcare applications. Technology giants such as Apple and Garmin
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Office of Inspector General Work Plan Identifies Compliance Areas of Focus for Physicians
Earlier this month, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”), the agency charged with enforcement of key federal fraud and abuse laws, published
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OIG Okays Free Vaccine Dispensing System for Physician Office Use
The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services, generally, would have concerns about a potential or existing referral source receiving free goods or services,
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King of Nursing Homes Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison and $786,000 in Repayments and Fines
In March 2016, we covered the conviction of Dr. Venkateswara Kuchipudi for violating the federal anti-kickback statute by referring nursing home patients to Sacred Heart Hospital (in Chicago) in exchange
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Food for Thought: Is a Free Meal the Way to a Physician’s Heart (and Prescription Pad)?
Long gone are the days when drug reps enticed physicians with extravagant meals at five-star restaurants and box seats to the Phillies’ playoffs (and sadly, gone are the days when
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OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Transportation Aid and Lodging Benefits
In a recent Advisory Opinion (No. 16-02), the OIG concluded that it would not seek sanctions against a state-run hospital (the “Hospital”) under the federal anti-kickback statute or the civil
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