Oct 11, 2023 | Government Investigations
Use of telemedicine and telehealth services skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) temporarily waived some requirements that providers must typically follow to bill for...
Jul 19, 2023 | Cyber Law, False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations
NextGen Healthcare Inc. is a prominent electronic health record (“EHR”) technology vendor that provides software solutions and services to healthcare providers across the United States. The company’s products are widely used to manage patient records, streamline...
Jun 26, 2023 | Government Investigations
A recent U.S. Department of Justice press release sheds light on the devastating consequences of opioid misuse and inappropriate prescriptions. The DOJ’s press release discussed a dentist who has been convicted for unlawfully distributing opioids, which led to the...
Jun 26, 2023 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
On June 16, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the conviction of David Copeland for his involvement in a substantial kickback and bribery scheme to defraud TRICARE, the federal program that provides health insurance benefits to many American...
Jun 26, 2023 | Government Investigations
On June 14, the Department of Justice announced that Julian Russ, the Chief Financial Officer of a Mississippi company, pleaded guilty to willfully failing to report and pay over employment taxes withheld from employees’ paychecks. Russ was the CFO of Community...
May 10, 2023 | Government Investigations
While Pharmacists are usually subject to the same fraud, waste, and abuse rules as other medical providers and those that do business with the government, pharmacists have enjoyed less publicity when it comes to enforcement actions – though they have been targets of...
