The Kickback Chronicles, Episode 14

On this week’s episode of The Kickback Chronicles, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar examine a scheme involving ophthalmology surgery equipment. In a scheme seemingly drenched in kickbacks, find out why the company and its owner decided to roll the dice and take their case to trial.  

 The Kickback Chronicles, Episode 13

On this week’s episode of The Kickback Chronicles series, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar see how encompassing pharmaceutical fraud can be by taking a closer look at three recent cases, each involving prescriptions, each entirely unique from the others, and each more expensive than the last.  

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The Kickback Chronicles, Episode 12

On this week’s episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar look at a North Carolina Medicaid fraud scheme in which Medicaid recipients were required to submit medical unnecessary urine specimens that were billed to the North Carolina Medicaid program in order to participate in subsidized housing programs, after school programs, and mental health and other clinics.

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 The Kickback Chronicles, Episode 11

On this week’s episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar review the recent sentencing of two individuals connected with over prescribing Subsys, one of the drugs at the center of the opioid crisis.  

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The Joint Commission announced in mid-December that, effective immediately, hospitals could begin reappointing and renewing clinical privileges for practitioners every three years, rather than every two years.  This is nothing new for those hospitals accredited by the DNV, but with this announcement, many hospitals accredited by TJC are considering moving to a three-year appointment period.  Before making this decision, there are several factors that you should evaluate.  For example, what changes will you need to make to your Medical Staff governance documents, does state law permit you to reappoint practitioners every three years (some do not), and are there changes to your peer review process that you will need to make to ensure that patients are protected if a longer appointment term is adopted.  Join Horty, Springer and Mattern attorneys Susan Lapenta and Charles Chulack for this podcast episode that provides the answers to these questions and more!

The Kickback Chronicles, Episode 10

On this week’s episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar turn their focus to telemedicine fraud in the pharmaceutical industry. With help from an industry expert, they take a closer look at some common themes to look for and avoid in the pharmaceutical world. 

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The Kickback Chronicles, Episode 9

On this week’s episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar dive into the world of telemedicine. The expansion of access to telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic has opened the door to a whole new type of fraud.  Join us as we take a closer look at how the OIG will be identifying and evaluating these types of cases as well as some of the most recent victims of the OIG’s crackdown on telemedicine.    

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The Kickback Chronicles, Episode 8

On this week’s episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar take a closer look at a recent case involving an alleged kickback scheme between an engaged couple on separate ends of a financial relationship. In what first appeared to be a shut and close case, now remains unfinished. Learn how just two words changed everything.   

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The Kickback Chronicles, Episode 7

On this week’s episode of The Kickback Chronicles, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar take a closer look at a recent case involving a woman who just couldn’t get enough of the Department of Justice. While awaiting sentencing for a guilty plea of health care fraud, this week’s schemer got herself involved in yet another Medicaid billing scheme. 

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The Kickback Chronicles, Episode 6

On this week’s episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar flip the script and examine the government’s investigation tactics when examining fraud cases. As they walk through the process using a recent case, you will get a sense of the resources the government has at its fingertips and just what lengths it will go to prove fraud beyond a reasonable doubt.  

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