Healthicity Blog

1. Ohio Hospital Operator Agrees to Pay United States $14.25 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations Arising From Improper Payments to Physicians –

As compliance professionals, we tend to focus on large dollar settlements to raise awareness within our organization. These type of events can definitely make some executives pay attention.

1. Substance Abuse Treatment Providers Pay More Than $1.3 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations –

Folks, I just came back this year’s HCCA’s Compliance Institute in Las Vegas and wow! It was the best year yet! Over 3,000 people attended and the facilities at the Aria hotel were terrific.

1. Radiation Therapy Company Agrees to Pay Up to $11.5 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims and Kickbacks –

1. Healthcare News: Captured Fugitive – “On March 23, 2018, fugitive Antonio Quevedo-Ledo was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at Miami International Airport after arriving from a flight from Cuba.

1. Doctor Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud, Accepting Kickbacks to Prescribe Highly Addictive Version of Fentanyl –

What do you do when you’re running an exclusion check on an employee or vendor and you receive a positive match? Does a positive match automatically mean that person can’t work for you?