OCR Settles HIPAA Violations with Small Physician Practice In 2012, on the heels of its $1.5 million settlement with a large payor, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on April 17, 2012, that it settled with a small physician practice for HIPAA …
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As a result of a qui tam action commenced pursuant to the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act, pharmaceutical company Sanofi US Agreed this week to Pay $109 Million to resolve False Claims Act Allegations of free product kickbacks to physicians.  Pursuant to the allegations, Sanofi agreed to give free units of Hyalgan, a …
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“The New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) will present “The OMIG Exclusion and Reinstatement Process.” The webinar will take place On December 19, 2012, from 2-3:30 pm, and will provide an overview of the exclusion process that takes place whenever OMIG considers a provider or individual person for exclusion from the …
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