Rivkin Radler’s Michael Sirignano authored an article for the March 2 issue of the New York Law Journal entitled “Healthcare Fraud Tops DOJ’s Annual False Claims Act Report – Again!” The article discussed a report issued by the U.S. Department of Justice detailing the settlements and judgments it obtained under the federal False
March 2023
Implementing an Effective Compliance Program: A Focus on Elements One and Two
In the next installment of Rivkin Radler’s Healthcare Compliance Lunch & Learn series, Rivkin Radler’s Bob Hussar will discuss the first two required elements of an Effective Compliance Program:
1. Policies and Procedures; and
2. Compliance Officer/Compliance Committee
Bob is a partner in Rivkin Radler’s Compliance, Investigations & White Collar and Health Services practice groups.
Be careful about upcoding; DOJ may come after it as a false claim
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A recent article in Part B News, “Be careful about upcoding; DOJ may come after it as a false claim,” discussed how the U.S. Department of Justice frequently prosecutes improper billing of CPT codes for Medicare patients. Rivkin Radler’s Jeff Kaiser was quoted in the article.
“Sometimes, a provider will upcode a…