Medicare and Medicaid providers lie awake at night worrying about disgruntled—or worse yet, fired—finance officers filing whistleblower suits. After all, Medicare and Medicaid regulations are notoriously complicated, and False Claims Act (FCA) liability can carry a penalty of three times the amount of each …
Finally, Some Good News for Halifax–And All Other–Hospitals
July 28, 2014 Leave a Comment
It’s been a long time since Orlando’s Halifax Hospital got any good news from the federal court hearing the whistleblower case brought by employee Elin Baklid-Kunz. Earlier this year the hospital had to agree to an $85 million settlement for alleged Stark Law violations. Only a few weeks later the judge hit …
HALIFAX HEALTH GETS IN MORE HOT WATER
May 29, 2014 Leave a Comment
You probably didn’t think Florida’s Halifax Health could make its situation any worse. After all, only two months ago Halifax agreed to pay $85 million to settle just the first half of a Medicare fraud case. That still leaves the second half of the case, now set for trial in July. With penalties and …
HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A SCORNED COMPLIANCE OFFICER
May 14, 2014 Leave a Comment
Sally was VP of Corporate Compliance at Holzer Health System. When she looked into Holzer’s heavy use of Life Ambulance, she found that Life provided gifts and lunches to Holzer employees. She thought that was a violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act (FCA). She also thought that …