The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale

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Audits and Oversight Top OIG’s Workplan List for January

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Jan 25, 2021
The January update to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Workplan ...
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Healthcare Jobs Top 100 Best Jobs List for 2021

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Jan 18, 2021
If you are wondering what are the best professions for 2021, look no further than the most recent “100 Best ...
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High Court Refuses to Take up Whistleblower Case That Relied on Statistical Analysis

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Jan 11, 2021
Last month, the United States Supreme Court declined a request by a whistleblower to take up a case in which ...
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OIG Issues Four Advisory Opinions in December

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Jan 4, 2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) cranked out four Advisory Opinions in ...
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Pharma Giant Pays $22M to Settle Alleged Kickback Scheme Involving Charitable Foundations

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Dec 28, 2020
Pharma giant Biogen Inc. has become the most recent company to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act ...
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HHS Proposes Revisions to HIPAA Privacy Rule

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Dec 21, 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is seeking to revise the HIPAA Privacy ...
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OIG to Recover $4B in 2020 Resulting From Investigative Efforts

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Dec 14, 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently reported that it expects to recover more ...
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HHS, CMS Announce Changes to Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Dec 7, 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently ...
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Medical Device Maker, Investment Firm Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit for $11.5M

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Nov 30, 2020
A whistleblower lawsuit alleging that Therakos Inc. violated the False Claims Act by marketing a cancer treatment for uses not ...
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OIG Issues Fraud Alert Targeting Pharma Speaker Programs

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Nov 23, 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) earlier this month issued a fraud alert ...
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