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Fresenius appoints global legal, compliance head
Healthcare company Fresenius Medical Care announced the appointment of Jörg Häring as global head of legal, compliance, and human resources, effective June 1.
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News BriefChange Healthcare facing HHS probe following crippling cyberattack
Change Healthcare, a health payment processor hit by a crippling cyberattack in February, is under investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights.
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PremiumDOJ official: Expect more cybersecurity false claim enforcements
The announcement of a record year in several areas of False Claims Act enforcement at the Department of Justice was accompanied by a warning that more significant cases are coming, particularly regarding cybersecurity-related claims.
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HCA Healthcare promotes chief legal officer
HCA Healthcare announced Michael McAlevey, senior vice president and chief legal officer, will be promoted to executive vice president, chief legal and administrative officer.
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News BriefLincare to pay $26M over Medicare billing violations
Lincare, a supplier of durable medical equipment, agreed to pay $25.5 million to settle allegations it billed federal health programs for the rental of ventilator machines after patients no longer needed to use them.
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News BriefPenn State Health to pay $11.7M over self-disclosed Medicare violations
Multihospital healthcare system Penn State Health agreed to pay more than $11.7 million to resolve self-disclosed violations of Medicare rules related to improper billing.
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News BriefMontefiore Medical Center to pay $4.8M over employee’s data theft
Montefiore Medical Center agreed to pay $4.75 million to settle allegations by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights that failures by the New York City nonprofit facility allowed an employee to steal and sell patient information for six months.
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Imperative Care appoints chief legal officer
Medical technology company Imperative Care announced the appointment of Scott Elliott as chief legal officer.
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Privia Health appoints general counsel, legal chief
Privia Health Group announced Edward Fargis was named executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. He will also serve as the company’s chief legal officer.
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Allurion Technologies appoints legal chief
Allurion Technologies, provider of a platform for weight loss, announced the appointment of Brendan Gibbons as its new chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announces risk chief
Health plan provider Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced Dawn Perry was named chief risk and audit officer, senior counsel and senior vice president.
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News BriefSilver Lake Hospital to pay $19M over Medicare false claims
New Jersey-based Silver Lake Hospital agreed to pay more than $18.6 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice addressing allegations of false claims submitted to Medicare for inpatient cost outlier payments.
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News BriefRDx Bioscience, CEO settle kickback case for $13M
New Jersey-based clinical laboratory RDx Bioscience and its chief executive officer agreed to pay more than $13 million to the Department of Justice to settle illegal kickback allegations.
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L.A. Care appoints chief compliance officer
L.A. Care Health Plan announced Todd Gower was appointed its new chief compliance officer.
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OpinionTen things I’d like to see happen in 2024
Election years in the United States, United Kingdom, and at European Parliament, along with ongoing geopolitical tensions, make 2024 difficult to predict—aside from the expectation compliance officers will be busy.
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Atlantic Home Health Care to pay $10M over energy program false claims
Atlantic Home Health Care LLC agreed to pay nearly $10 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice addressing the alleged submission of false claims to the Department of Labor’s Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program.
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News BriefMoffitt Cancer Center cooperation lauded in $20M DOJ false claims case
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Hospital agreed to pay nearly $20 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice addressing alleged violations of the False Claims Act for improperly billing federal healthcare programs.
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Harpoon Therapeutics adds legal chief
Harpoon Therapeutics announced the appointment of James Bucher as chief legal officer.
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Olympus names global general counsel
Medical technology company Olympus announced the appointment of Neil Boyden Tanner as global general counsel.
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News BriefEx-ChristianaCare CCO wins $12M in False Claims Act settlement
The former chief compliance officer of ChristianaCare Health System will receive more than $12 million as part of a settlement addressing his allegations of kickbacks and other False Claims Act violations at the Delaware-based hospital network.