All too often, a hospital’s response to peer evaluation, especially when there is negative information about the physician, is “name, rank, and serial number.” While this approach may be quick and easy, and feels like it is risk free, it may not be for the patients. The “speak no evil” approach compromises the ability of the hospital on the receiving end of the response from properly credentialing the applicant. 

Join us for episode two of Crash Course Credentialing, as HortySpringer attorneys Susan Lapenta and Lauren Massucci explore how you can share your concerns about a problem physician and protect yourself at the same time and most importantly, protect patients.

The Board is not just a rubber stamp. In Crash Course Credentialing, our new series on the Health Law Expressions Podcast, HortySpringer attorneys Susan Lapenta and Lauren Massucci explore how involved the Board should be in the credentialing process and the information that it should know in order to satisfy its legal obligations. 

On this week’s episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar dive into how lavish speaking events cost a Pharmaceutical Manufacturer a whole lot more than what they bargained for.  

Listen now to this episode of The Kickback Chronicles to see what you can learn from the misfortune of others.

In this episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar look at how a hospice provider frauded millions out of the Medicare program by concealing their true billing intentions. Listen now to this episode of The Kickback Chronicles to see what you can learn from the misfortune of others.

HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar look at how a physician was excluded from participation in all federal health care programs simply due to his position as Medical Director of a Pharmaceutical Manufacturer. Listen now to this episode of The Kickback Chronicles to see what you can learn from the misfortune of others.

On this episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar look at what happens when an OIG Advisory Opinion on pharmaceutical subsidies turns into a court battle over the language of the Anti-Kickback Statute.  

Listen now to this episode of The Kickback Chronicles to see what you can learn from the misfortune of others.

HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar review how the “But For” test is changing the landscape of false claims cases brought in qui tam lawsuits. Listen now to this episode of The Kickback Chronicles to see what you can learn from the misfortune of others.

On this week’s episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar dive into a case of alleged bribery to induce providers to prescribe a specific pharmaceutical drug that resulted in a new test for Anti-Kickback claims in the Second Circuit.

Listen now to this episode of the “Kickback Chronicles” to see what you can learn from the misfortune of others.

In this episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar change gears and discuss how a surgery center could have prevented disaster with its credentialing and peer review processes. 

Unless you have been in a coma or hiding in the Witness Protection Program, you probably are aware that there is an election coming up in a few weeks. It is our right as Americans to vote and participate in the political process. But nonprofit organizations like hospitals and health systems that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code are prohibited from participating in political campaigns and may only have limited involvement in lobbying or attempting to influence public policy. HortySpringer partners Henry Casale and Dan Mulholland will review these rules and also discuss guidance from the IRS in terms of what your organization can and can’t do this election season. Please join us for this important and timely podcast.