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Looking Back on 2024: Two Litigation Events that Could Significantly Impact Healthcare’s Future
Major events of 2024 delivered heavy helpings of dispute, debate, and contention. Alongside the clashes in politics and culture,...
Nov 26, 2024
Hospital Self-Disclosure Led to $14 Million Settlement
In September 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Siouxland Surgery Center LLP, doing business as Dunes Surgical...
Oct 18, 2024
Is There Really an Industry Standard for Calculating On-Call Compensation?
In February 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) joined a second whistleblower complaint against a former executive at...
Mar 21, 2024
When is it Reasonable to Ask an FMV Appraiser to Reconsider Their Opinion of Value?
In December 2023, an Indianapolis-based health system agreed to pay $345 million to settle allegations of False Claims Act and Stark Law...
Jan 10, 2024
$45.6 Million Settlement Related to Improper Medical Director Payments at 6 SNFs
In November 2023, Prema Thekkek, her management company, Paksn Inc. (“Paksn”), and 6 SNFs that are owned by Thekkek or managed by Paksn...
Nov 28, 2023
4 Settlements for Alleged Improper Payments for Lease Arrangements and Medical Director Services
Four home healthcare settlements related to improper payments to physicians have been announced by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”). ...
Oct 19, 2023
Over $20 Million in Combined Qui Tam Settlements from Home Health Buyer and Seller
In August 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Watermark Retirement Communities, LLC (“Watermark”), based in Tucson,...
Sep 20, 2023
Hospital Self-Disclosure Led to Settlement with DOJ
In April 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Sibley Memorial Hospital (“SMH”) and its parent company, Johns Hopkins...
Aug 31, 2023
FMV and the ABA’s Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud
The American Bar Association’s 33rd Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud was held in Chicago on May 4, 2023. Deputy Assistant...
May 23, 2023
$69 Million Settlement over Alleged Violations of False Claims, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Stark Law
A $69 million settlement related to improper financial relationships between physicians and a large health system was announced on March...
Apr 11, 2023
Medical Center Self-Disclosure Led to a Resolution with DOJ
On July 7, 2022, The Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced that Weirton Medical Center (WMC), a 167-bed hospital located in Weirton,...
Oct 26, 2022
$11.5m Sightline Health Settlement: What Can We Learn?
Earlier this year, radiation therapy provider SightLine Health reached a $11.5m settlement with the DOJ in a lawsuit alleging it...
Sep 17, 2018
