Compliance News Roundup: 'Impossible Days'

1. Long Island Dermatologist Settles Claims That He Defrauded Medicare And Medicaid - Barry A. Solomon to Pay Over $300,000 to Resolve Civil Claims Under the False Claims Act: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/long-island-dermatologist-settles-claims-he-defrauded-medicare-and-medicaid

2. Long Island Dermatologist Settles FCA Suit for $300K - Dr. Barry Solomon settled allegations he billed Medicare and Medicaid for supervising services while he was out of the office, and out of the country. In one instance, he billed 26 hours in a single day. The case was brought by whistleblower Diane Vitale: http://constantinecannon.com/whistleblower/blog/

3. Deeper Than The Headlines: 'Impossible Days' - Doctors are busy. They’re trying to squeeze in as many patients and procedures in a day as possible. Hard work is good, but be careful not to cross the line and give in to the pressure of billing for physician services that weren’t personally provided by the physician or exceed reasonable workload for a day. In the case of U.S., State of New York and Diane Vitale v. Dermatique and Barry Solomon, MD, these are just some of the allegations made: Deeper Than the Headlines: 'Impossible Days'