Healthicity Blog

Every now and then we’ve reported on enforcement actions happening at the state level. As compliance professionals, we’re often drawn to the biggest headlines which most often occur because of federal enforcement.

1. Ambulance Company and its Municipal Clients Agree to Pay Over $21 Million to Settle Allegations of Unlawful Kickbacks and Improper Financial Relationships –

On August 3, 2018, the Department of Justice announced a settlement with the physician practice Northwest ENT Associates, in Georgia.

1. Post Acute Medical Agrees to Pay More Than $13 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Improper Physician Relationships –

1. Merced Former CEO and Licensed Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud –

The U.S. Department of Justice has recently announced another location for a Medicare Fraud Strike Force.  This newest location is the Newark/Philadelphia Regional Medicare Fraud Strike Force.

1. Grenada Lake Medical Center to Pay More Than $1.1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Medically Unnecessary Psychotherapy Services –

Often times, it’s only the biggest dollar amount settlements that make the headlines in healthcare compliance.