Posted on Health Care Law News March 29, 2013 by author
On March 21st, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in a matter of the first impression that a defendant found liable under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729, must pay three times the amount of the Government’s “net loss,” calculated by applying offsets before trebling. United States v. Anchor Mortgage Corp., Read more →
Posted on Health Care Law News March 26, 2013 by author
In an important development in False Claims Act jurisprudence, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently clarified that the normal six year statute of limitations applicable to False Claims Act cases can be tolled pursuant to the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (WSLA), 18 U.S.C. § 3287, which generally tolls the statute of limitations in Read more →
Posted on Health Care Law News February 26, 2013 by author
Effective March 18, 2013, a number of important changes to Medicare provider enrollment process will go into effect. These changes are set out in Chapter 15 of the Medicare Program Integrity Manual. The changes, some of which are described in more detail below, cover a wide range of provider enrollment issues including: change requests; approval/rejection Read more →
Posted on Health Care Law News February 23, 2013 by author
In a recent statement, HHS announced that enforcement under the recently HIPAA privacy rule will become tougher. The tougher enforcement of HIPAA is expected to result from both breach complaint investigations, as well as random audits of providers. The recently released final privacy rule expands the reach of the security and privacy rules. The rule Read more →
Posted on Health Care Law News February 2, 2013 by author
Medical practitioners and their business associates should be aware of the potential HIPAA privacy and security liability posed by their digital copying equipment. An investigative report by CBS News revealed that nearly every printer, copier, scanner and telefax machine built since 2002 contains hard drives that capture images of every document processed. To demonstrate how Read more →