Compliance News Roundup: Houston Doctor Convicted in 1.5 Million Dollar Scheme

1. Three Companies and Their Executives Pay $19.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Pertaining to Rehabilitation Therapy and Hospice Services - “Ohio based Foundations Health Solutions Inc. (FHS), Olympia Therapy Inc. (Olympia), and Tridia Hospice Care Inc. (Tridia), and their executives, Brian Colleran (Colleran) and Daniel Parker (Parker), have agreed to pay approximately $19.5 million to resolve allegations pertaining to the submission of false claims for medically unnecessary rehabilitation therapy and hospice services to Medicare, the Department of Justice announced today.” Read more here

2. Owner Of Tampa Parathyroid Practice Agrees To Pay $4 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations - “Dr. James Norman, the owner and operator of James Norman, MD, PA, a/k/a James Norman, MD, PA Parathyroid Center, d/b/a Norman Parathyroid Center (collectively, Norman) has agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by knowingly engaging in various unlawful billing practices with respect to Medicare and other federal healthcare programs and their beneficiaries.” Read more here

3. Deeper Than the Headlines: Houston Doctor Convicted in 1.5 Million Dollar Scheme - Most healthcare fraud and abuse cases settle before ever going to trial. However, when they occasionally do go to trial, the outcomes can be as varied as the facts and circumstances of a specific case. A recent trial in Houston didn’t turn out so well for Dr. Ronald Kahn, a Houston physician. Let’s dive into this story to find out what went wrong and how it could have been prevented. Read more here

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