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Most of us by now have heard of the Yates’ Memo that directs the Department of Justice attorneys to hold individuals accountable for inappropriate actions associated with corporate wrongdoing. Since the memo, there’s been an increase of corporate accountability in the headlines, which demonstrates...

“Although compliance program design is not a “one size fits all” issue, Boards are expected to put forth a meaningful effort....”.

We all know the value of getting your board on board with compliance.

1. Houston doctor is eighth person convicted in $13 million healthcare fraud case: A Houston physician was convicted in federal court Wednesday for his role in a $13 million fraudulent Medicare billing scheme involving hundreds of patients-for-hire.

In December of 2016, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida announced a $12 million settlement with South Miami Hospital regarding allegations of medically unnecessary cardiac electrophysiology studies and other procedures allegedly performed by John R. Dylewski, M.D.

1. Rio Grande Valley Area Doctor Charged in Illegal Kickback Scheme - McALLEN, Texas ‐ A Rio Grande Valley area doctor has been taken into custody for his scheme to solicit and obtain illegal kickbacks in exchange for Medicare patient referrals, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.

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A couple weeks ago, Medstar Ambulance Inc. settled False Claims Act allegations with the government for $12.7 million. The allegations were first brought to the attention of the government through a former billing office employee who filed a qui tam (i.e., whistleblower) lawsuit under the False...

Let’s face it, most passwords are not secure and that’s a huge problem when it comes to HIPAA. The HIPAA Security rules require covered entities and business associates to provide a “unique identifier” of all users in its information systems.