The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced on August 20 that National Interventional Radiology Partners PLLC (NIRP) and its founder and CEO will pay $8,884,091 to the United States to resolve alleged violations of the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and Anti-Kickback Statute. NIRP and Dr. Andrew Gomes allegedly illegally paid
August 2024
CA Dental Offices Pay $6.3M to Resolve FCA Claims
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West Coast Dental Administrative Services LLC, which operates more than 40 dental and specialist locations in Southern California, and its affiliates have paid $6.3 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA). The alleged violations were in connection with loans received by the affiliated offices pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).…
Biotech Company Pays $4.5 Million for Data Breach
By Benjamin Wisher on
The Office of the New York State Attorney General announced on August 13 that Letitia James, along with the Attorneys General of Connecticut and New Jersey, fined Enzo Biochem, Inc. $4.5 million for failing to adequately safeguard its patients’ health data.
Enzo conducts drug research and development, and provides diagnostic services. In 2023, hackers accessed…
Enforcement Trends Impacting the Drug and Device Industries
On September 19, Rivkin Radler’s Jeff Kaiser will participate on a panel at Practising Law Institute’s “Life Sciences 2024: Navigating Legal Challenges in Drug and Device Industries” program in New York City.
Held at PLI’s NY Conference Center at 1177 Avenue of the Americas and also available to view online, the program will cover the…
Medical Provider to Pay $115,200 Penalty for HIPAA Right of Access Violation
By Ada Janocinska on
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced that it ordered American Medical Response (AMR) to pay a civil monetary penalty of $115,200 for failing to comply with the patient right of access rule under HIPAA.
HIPAA requires that all covered entities provide timely access to a patient’s…
Know When to Bill Facility Fee for Telehealth Services!
By Chris Kutner on
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut recently announced that Supportive Care Holdings, LLC and its related companies agreed to pay the federal government nearly $4,600,000 to resolve allegations of submitting false claims. The Supportive Care companies provide behavioral health services via telehealth to patients residing in skilled nursing facilities.
Supportive Care’s companies…