The False Claims Act (FCA) is often thought of as a healthcare fraud enforcement statute. This is not surprising, as over 80 percent of FCA settlements involve the healthcare industry, which [...]

Earlier this month, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee (USAO) announced that it had charged Fadel Alshalabi, the owner and Chief Executive Officer of Spring Hill, [...]

As I’ve noted before, healthcare is by far the industry most targeted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and whistleblower lawyers. But this does not mean that other industries are safe; any [...]

It’s a hot summer and the world is still upside down, as COVID-19 cases and fatalities are on the rise in many parts of the country, including Nashville. But as I have said before, healthcare [...]

They say that paperwork waits for no one, and healthcare news does not pause over holidays. While many of us were grilling burgers and watching fireworks – with proper social distancing and [...]

The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed our lives. The effect on the healthcare industry has been immeasurable, and nursing homes are among the hardest hit sectors. The elderly population is the [...]

Remember the 1994 movie version of Maverick? Remember when Maverick would say “My old papi always used to say, well, he said a lot of things…?” My father said a lot of things, too. [...]

While COVID-19 has most of us working remotely and searching for normalcy, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) civil fraud enforcement efforts continue unabated. On April 6, DOJ announced a $6.5 [...]

In March 2016, Tracy Powell, my colleague in SRVH’s Government Compliance & Investigations Practice, penned a blog on the emerging focus on individual liability in healthcare fraud cases. [...]

On March 4, 2020, in United States ex rel. Druding, et al. v. Care Alternatives, No. 18-3298, 2020 WL 1038083, at *1 (3d. Cir. Mar. 4, 2020), the Third Circuit held that medical expert testimony [...]