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Volumes have been written about the False Claims Act as a tool to pursue fraud against the government in circumstances where the defendant has allegedly made false statements to receive money from the government. For purposes of our discussion here, we refer to this aspect of the False Claims Act as “affirmative false claims.” Westlaw… Read more »
Pietragallo partner Christopher Iacono will be presenting on Privacy, Data and Cyber Security: The Current Legal Landscape for PLAN (Professional Liability Attorney Network) on April 28, 2022. This webinar will discuss the continually evolving privacy legislation and cyber regulation requiring companies to adapt and comply with collection, use, retention, and disclosure of personal information, and requires… Read more »
This is part 2 of a two-part article series. Part 1 was published in the February 2022 issue of Compliance Today and discussed the issues in the healthcare industry that led to the enactment of The Physician Payments Sunshine Act, it’s key statutory language, the potential penalties, and the Act’s evolution. The Physician Payments Sunshine… Read more »
Part 2 of this article series will be published in the March 2022 issue of Compliance Today and focus on examples of enforcement actions and examine the future of transparency statutes. The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (PPSA) took effect in 2013.[1] It requires medical product manufacturers to disclose to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) payments… Read more »
On Thursday, February 24, 2022 Pietragallo partner Pamela Coyle Brecht will be presenting on “Private Equity – The Newest Face at the FCA Table” at the Federal Bar Association’s 2022 Qui Tam Conference. This annual event provides timely perspectives from all sides of the FCA ecosystem: prosecutors, relator-side attorneys, defense counsel, inspectors general, federal judges,… Read more »
On October 7th, Pietragallo partner Pamela Coyle Brecht will be a panelist at the Marcum Corporate Compliance & Fraud Summit. Pam, and her co-panelist David Glusman, Partner at Marcum LLP will be discussing Forensic Accounting in Healthcare. During our session, you’ll be introduced to anti-kickback and fraud and abuse issues in healthcare. Join us for… Read more »
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, Pietragallo partner Pamela Coyle Brecht will present a “False Claims Act Update” at Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s A Day on Health Law webinar. A Day on Health Law is a one-day, six-hour spin-off of PBI’s annual Health Law Institute. The Health Law Institute brings health law professionals comprehensive updates, insights and practical advice… Read more »
On Monday, January 31, 2022, Pietragallo partner Pamela Coyle Brecht will be presenting on “The Dos and Don’ts of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Managed Care: Lessons from Recent Enforcement Activity” at the HCCA’s Managed Care Compliance Conference. This is an annual event for individuals who manage compliance at health plan providers. Learn the latest practices,… Read more »
Part 1 of this article series, published in the November 2021 issue of Compliance Today, outlined in general the American and Italian healthcare systems. Part 2, published in the December 2021 issue, outlined America’s primary healthcare fraud laws. Part 3 of this series outlines the Italian healthcare enforcement regime, criminal law, and the Anti-Corruption Act…. Read more »