Archive for January 2021
Audits and Oversight Top OIG’s Workplan List for January
The January update to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Workplan is out and there are several items that should be of interest to our clients. The Workplan sets forth various projects that either are underway or will be addressed during the fiscal year and beyond…
Read MoreGenetic Testing Laboratory Settles Federal Civil False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Kickbacks for $2.5 Million
On January 11, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin announced a $2.5 million dollar settlement with AutoGenomics, Inc., based on kickback allegations. In short, the lawsuit alleged that the lab, AutoGenomics, paid a marketing company kickbacks for each Medicare claim that the marketing company generated for the lab and was…
Read MoreHealthcare Jobs Top 100 Best Jobs List for 2021
If you are wondering what are the best professions for 2021, look no further than the most recent “100 Best Jobs†list from U.S. News & World Report. For the first time, healthcare topped the list, claiming 42 of the top 100 jobs. These jobs also made up 15 of the 25 jobs paying more…
Read MoreVaccinations Roll Out for Florida Assisted Living Facilities
This week, Florida Assisted Living Facilities’ (ALFs) residents and staff began receiving the COVID-19 vaccinations as part of Florida’s partnership with CVS and Walgreens. This vaccine administration is the first phase of Florida’s plan in administering the vaccine to the most vulnerable population: long-term care facility residents and staff, persons over the age of 65,…
Read MoreHigh Court Refuses to Take up Whistleblower Case That Relied on Statistical Analysis
Last month, the United States Supreme Court declined a request by a whistleblower to take up a case in which an appellate court affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a $61.8 million False Claims Act case. The case, United States ex rel. Integra Med Analytics LLC v. Baylor Scott & White Health, alleged that Baylor…
Read MoreSubstance Abuse Treatment Provider in New York Settles Federal Fraud Lawsuit for $6 Million
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York recently announced a $6 million settlement with a substance abuse treatment center for a civil healthcare fraud lawsuit for alleged kickbacks and falsified medical records. The provider, Addiction Care Interventions Chemical Dependency Treatment Centers (ACI) and its owner are required to repay the government…
Read MoreOIG Issues Four Advisory Opinions in December
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) cranked out four Advisory Opinions in the waning days of 2020. On December 18, the watchdog agency gave its blessing to a management company that wants to provide Medicaid enrollment application assistance services to certain individuals and affiliated SNFs and an…
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