Daytona, Fla.-based Halifax Hospital Medical Center and Halifax Staffing have agreed to pay $85 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare that were in violation of the Stark Law, according to the…
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Boston-based Press Ganey, a patient experience improvement firm, announced the addition of Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy Jr. to its board of directors.
CMS has announced end-to-end testing for ICD-10 will take place July 21-25.
Federal officials have extended the Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan for a third time, allowing enrollees who have not yet found new health plans through the health insurance exchanges to keep PCIP coverage through April 30.
The government's enforcement efforts within the healthcare industry have substantially increased in recent years. Eight key trends concerning False Claims and Antitrust litigation were addressed during a March 12 teleconference hosted by McGuireWoods attorneys, Scott Becker, Angelo M. Russo and…
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Even for physician specialists or specialized healthcare facilities that generally handle a smaller number of different claims codes, the ICD-10 transition has the potential to have far-reaching, disruptive consequences, according to a study in the Journal of Oncology Practice.
Memorial Hospital in Fremont, Ohio, has agreed to pay the government $8.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Statute by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, according to…
The Florida Supreme Court has concluded the cap on wrongful death noneconomic damages violates the state Constitution's equal protection clause.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based CLP Healthcare Services, the parent company of Hospice Compassus, has agreed to pay $3.9 million to settle allegations that the company submitted false reimbursement claims to the federal government for patients treated at its hospice facilities.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a $27.6M federal and state settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and a subsidiary to resolve allegations of False Claims Act violations.