Wisconsin Health System Settles Stark Claims for $12 Million Case: In a case that began as a whistleblower suit, a company affiliated with Advocate Aurora Health, Inc. has agreed to pay $12 … [Read more...]
COURT CASES
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
January 15, 2019
COURT CASES
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
December 14, 2018
Owner of MD Practices Settles Fraud Charges for $3.07 Million Case: Individual physicians implicated in frauds committed by the practices and clinics they own is this month's predominant theme. … [Read more...]
COURT CASES
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
November 16, 2018
Abbott Pays $25 Million to Settle TriCor Kickback & Off-Label Marketing Claims Case: The case began when a sales rep accused Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie Inc. of paying kickbacks to induce or … [Read more...]
COURT CASES
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
October 11, 2018
Alabama Hospital and Lab Subsidiary Agree to $4.25 Million Kickback Settlement Case: Aperian Laboratory Solutions and its parent East Alabama Medical Center will fork over $4.25 million + legal costs … [Read more...]
WHISTLEBLOWERS
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
September 26, 2018
Texas Lab and Owner Get 15-Year Exclusion for Medicare Mileage Swindle Case: What would you do if your bill for a $43 blood test included a $1,500 travel fee? The patient who actually received such a … [Read more...]
WHISTLEBLOWERS
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
August 22, 2018
HDL's Former CEO Pays $10 Million to Settle Bankruptcy Claims Case: Health Diagnostic Laboratory co-founder and former CEO Tonya Mallory has agreed to pay $10 million to settle claims brought by the … [Read more...]
SETTLEMENT
Connecticut Hospital Settles Self-Disclosed Stark Violations for $423K
July 20, 2018
Case: A major settlement in Connecticut in June was authored by Hartford Hospital after it made the mistake of leasing office space to a physician practice (and Medicare referral source) at below … [Read more...]
COURT CASES
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
July 13, 2018
Cancer Center Hit with $4.3 Million HIPAA Fine for Failure to Encrypt Case: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was on the wrong end of the fourth largest HIPAA fine ever dished out by … [Read more...]
DATA SECURITY
Cancer Center Hit with $4.3 Million HIPAA Fine for Failure to Encrypt
July 11, 2018
Case: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was on the wrong end of the fourth largest HIPAA fine ever dished out by the HHS Office for Civil Rights for a trio of incidents between 2012 … [Read more...]
COURT CASES
Labs In Court: A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
June 19, 2018
Psychiatrist Pays $805K to Settle Urine Drug Test Billing Fraud Claims Case: The DOJ charged the owner of a Connecticut psychiatric practice of false billing of urine drug screening tests. The … [Read more...]
