The False Claims Act and Quality of Care

Posted on February 13, 2013 in Legal Updates

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  by David B. Honig Can the False Claims Act be used by the government or whistleblowers in quality of care cases? The Department of Justice seems to think so, based in significant part on the retention of overpayments amendments to the FCA by FERA and the PPACA. 1 If... Continue Reading →

Tags: False Claims Act, FERA, health, health care, hospital, liability, malpractice, overpayment, peer review, PPACA

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False Claims Exposure in Credentialing and Peer Review

Posted on March 27, 2012 in Legal Updates

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The Federal Government has reinforced its expanded theory of false claim liability for quality matters by settling allegations against a hospital that a physician’s lack of qualifications to perform certain surgical procedures should be considered a false claim, regardless of the patient’s outcome. As part of the settlement, the hospital... Continue Reading →

Tags: Azmat, Brian Bettner, False Claims Act, Hall Render, James Hogan, peer review, Rogers, Satilla Regional Medical Center

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