Telemedicine has continued to thrive in a post-pandemic world, but with the expansion of services comes the expansion of fraud.
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The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has warned healthcare entities to use ‘heightened scrutiny’ when entering telemedicine arrangements that have suspect characteristics of a fraud scheme.
The OIG has stated that a common characteristic of fraudulent schemes is the use of kickbacks to recruit and award healthcare practitioners.
The OIG further…
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Many of our physician clients are unaware of their termination rights prior to meeting with us.
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If you want to terminate your employment, the first thing you need to do is read your contract.
Most physician employment agreements have substantial termination provisions. You need to know what yours says regarding termination with and without cause, what notice is required, and what other provisions will be triggered by termination.
Many times, employment…
We often have clients ask us when the best time to do their estate plan is and the answer is usually, right now! This is especially true for people turning 18 years old, people who don’t have a plan, and people who have had recent life changes.
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One event that should trigger you to meet with an estate planning attorney is a new baby. When you are expanding your family, that…
Losing a loved one is incredibly hard. We help our clients with the administrative and legal aspects following the death of a loved one.
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When a loved one dies, there are many things to do and many are time sensitive.
First, there are many practical items to consider. These may include:
Finding care for any pets;
Determining if there are funeral instructions, arrangements, or prepayments;
Notifying family and friends;
Preparing an…
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy to be used by US Attorney Offices throughout the country.
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The new policy helps to encourage early and voluntary self-disclosure of corporate criminal misconduct. It reinforces the importance of having an effective compliance plan that identifies misconduct.
To be a voluntary self-disclosure, the disclosure must be voluntary, timely and must contain all relevant facts of misconduct.
If the disclosure is…
Most of our clients would obviously answer ‘no’, however, some providers are submitting bills incorrectly and could be subjecting themselves to hefty fines.
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Recently, a Florida Cardiology group and 10 of its physicians agreed to pay $2 million to settle False Claims Act allegations.
According to the settlement, the group submitted inflated claims to Medicare and Medicaid and billed for services while they were outside of the United States.
Whistleblowers were…
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Finding acceptance, forgiveness and achieving your health goals during the postpartum phase.
I partnered with journalists and owner of the babysteps.xyz blog, Ali Wolf Boghaert to ask her a few questions regarding nutrition and health tips for new moms. She has some great advice… so check out how she handles some of the following common, new mom issues regarding health and wellness.
The Struggles of Pregnancy and motherhood
I’ve always been very into health, nutrition and fitness. I love working out, eating healthy and feeling my best.…
Many of our clients have concerns related to their children when planning estates. Concerns can range from making sure they are taken care of financially, choosing appropriate guardians, and more.
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Some of our clients biggest concerns are:
I don’t want my child to blow all the money they inherit right away. We always tell clients the best way to ruin a great kid is by giving them tons of money. We…