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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Deeper Than the Headlines: Ambulance Services
January 30, 2017 | Posted by :
CJ Wolf
Compliance News Roundup: Dental Provider Compliance Woes
January 25, 2017 | Posted by :
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Why Your Board Needs to be Involved in Your Compliance Program
January 5, 2017 | Posted by :
CJ Wolf
Compliance News Roundup: The "Ownership" Requirement
December 21, 2016 | Posted by :
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Long-Term Care: Training for Fraud, Waste and Abuse
December 1, 2016 | Posted by :
CJ Wolf
How To Avoid This $72 Million Compliance Mistake
January 14, 2016 | Posted by :
CJ Wolf
Tuomey, a community-based hospital in South Carolina, and the US government, recently resolved a False Claims Act judgement that resulted in a whopping $72 million dollar settlement.
It all started in 2005 when a physician at Tuomey decided to blow the whistle.