New Jersey OB/GYN Settles Civil Allegations on Pelvic Floor Therapy Claims, Pays $5.25 Million and Agrees to 20-Year OIG Exclusion

On November 15, 2016, a New Jersey OB/GYN, Labib Riachi, agreed to be excluded from participation in Federal health care programs, including...

California Occupational Therapist Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Conspiracy. Case Lesson: Danger of Medical Providers Working With Management Companies

On October 24, 2016, a  licensed occupational therapist  Keith Canlapan  pleaded guilty in Los Angeles for his role in a $2.6 million Medica...

California Man Who Refinanced Hotel Property Convicted Of Wire Fraud and Misstatements to a Bank in Federal Jury Trial

In the legal community, many of us expected white collar prosecutions for bank financing and mortgage fraud, including cases against lenders...

WakeMed Pays Penalties for Non-Employed Medical Director Fees. Learn From Their Experience.

Smaller hospitals and surgery centers often use medical director fees. One concern is that there is often not a great deal of effort into de...

CleanSlate Addiction Treatment Centers Settle Qui Tam Allegations of Prescribing of Suboxone by Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Without Proper Physician Supervision and Improper Billing

The addiction industry is facing a great deal of scrutiny at every level.  The laws and regulations are changing and compliance is lagging b...

California Doctor Sentenced to Probation for Removing Artifacts and Archeological Resources From Federal Parks After Significant Cooperation and Payment of Restitution

U.S. Park Service Photo of someone who tried to take petroglyph  Federal regulations govern wildlife, national parks, endangered species, an...

Physicians Can Apply for Award Up To $105,000 for Serving In a Medically Underserved Area of California - Apply Dec. 1, 2016 to Feb. 28, 2017

Are you licensed in California and looking for a way to work in an underserved area and get student loan forgiveness? Physicians (allopathic...

California Registered Nurse Who Ordered Botox From Canadian Company Via Internet for Medical Spa Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Receipt and Delivery of a Misbranded Drug

One important issue for all medical providers is to understand where FDA medications and injectables come from. Ordering on the Internet or ...

California Owner and CFO of Chain of Outpatient Drug Rehab and Sober Living Facilities Charged With Insurance Fraud and Identity Theft In State Case in LA County Superior Court

There have been investigations into the drug rehabilitation business the past two years with insurance investigators leading the way. The in...

Former Napa Winemaker Charged in California Federal Court With Mail and Wire Fraud in Mislabeling Wine

Mislabeling of food items has not been a high priority in past years. However, the issues that have happened in China with olive oil and in ...