Parker, Arizona physician Kevin S. Klopfenstein, M.D., has consented to pay the federal government a considerable sum to settle an inquiry concerning False Claims Act violations in the submission of bills to Medicare. The government had alleged that Dr. Klopfenstein and his medical practice, KSK, made false claims to Medicare for Thoracic Electrical Bioimpedance (TEB) [...]
At the end of March, a jury returned a split verdict against Tuomey Healthcare System, of Sumter, South Carolina in a federal False Claims Act suit by the Justice Department. The jury’s verdict—that the hospital violated the Stark Law but not the False Claims Act—has left both sides asking the judge for relief this week. [...]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently reported to Congress that “very little progress” has been made in lowering the incidence of hospital infections, and that some life-threatening infections are on the rise. Of the five major types of hospital-related infections, rates for three have increased, while one has decreased and another has [...]
The U.S. Labor Department has begun a campaign to encourage workers to report employers who violate wage and hour rules. The “We Can Help” campaign includes ads in English and Spanish and features public figures such as farm worker labor leader Dolores Huerta and actor Jimmy Smits. The agency is focusing its outreach on low-income [...]
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