Can Healthcare Providers Offer Covid Vaccination Incentives?
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
It’s estimated that a little more than 42 percent of Americans have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and nearly 52 ...
Read More Clinical Lab Settles HIPAA Violation Case
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Georgia-based clinical laboratory recently agreed to pay $25,000 to The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department ...
Read More DOJ Launches Task Force Targeting COVID-19 Relief Fraud
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Healthcare has always been ripe for fraud, so it’s no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic created a wellspring of opportunities ...
Read More Miami Pair Charged With Paying Kickbacks for Mental Health Services
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Miami federal grand jury recently indicted two people on charges they were paying kickbacks to Medicaid beneficiaries to generate ...
Read More UM to Pay $22M to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The University of Miami recently agreed to pay $22 million to settle three whistleblower lawsuits alleging violations of the False ...
Read More Pharma Company Pays $12.6M to Settle Charity Kickback Allegations
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Another pharmaceutical company has agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement to resolve allegations that it used a charity as a conduit ...
Read More OIG Outlines Top Ten Oversight and Compliance Priorities
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
COVID-19 fraud, telehealth oversight, modernizing program integrity and compliance and implementing value-based care are among the top ten priorities for ...
Read More Home Health Agency Settles Allegations Relating to Excluded Provider
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Connecticut home healthcare company and its owner have agreed to pay a little more than $28,000 to settle allegations ...
Read More Addiction Treatment Center Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Data Breach
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Pennsylvania addiction treatment center is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging that it not only failed to ...
Read More Telehealth Program to Award Another $250M to Providers
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Late last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a report and order to set up a second round of ...
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