The Health Law Firm

JUNE 30, 2014

By Lenis L. Archer, J.D., M.P.H. A drop off of private patient files to a physician quickly turned into what may be one of the most expensive deliveries in healthcare regulatory history. In 2009, employees of Parkview Health System, a nonprofit organization with hospitals in Indiana and northwest Ohio, left 71 cardboard boxes of private patient medical records in the driveway of a retiring physician.

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The Health Law Firm

JUNE 24, 2014

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) continues to crackdown, at least in Florida, on physicians and pharmacists suspected of prescribing and dispensing narcotics. We believe this effort is a continuation of the campaign against "pill mills" and the pharmacies that fill prescriptions written by them.

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The Health Law Firm

JUNE 20, 2014

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law When I served with the federal government, a frequent saying used over and over was: "It's better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission." This may be what Adventist Health System is hoping for in making its latest self-disclosure to the Office of Inspector General (OIG).

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The Health Law Firm

JUNE 18, 2014

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law "A menace to society," "board-certified in medical fraud," "one of the most dangerous doctors I've seen in a long time." These are some of the harsh words coming from the Florida Board of Medicine. The Board used those statements to describe a Sarasota, Florida, urologist who specializes in prostate problems.

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The Health Law Firm

JUNE 10, 2014

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Always be wary of asking "could it get any worse?" Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, is proof that a situation always has the possibility of taking a darker turn. On May 27, 2014, the federal judge overseeing the ongoing Halifax whistleblower/qui tam court cases ruled that the medical center wrongfully destroyed documents and files that were central to the upcoming trial.

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The Health Law Firm

JUNE 4, 2014

By Lance O. Leider, J.D., The Health Law Firm On June 1, 2015, doctors and other health care providers will be under tighter restrictions when prescribing to Medicare Part D patients. A final rule released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on May 19, 2014, requires health care providers to enroll in the Medicare program, or have a valid opt-out affidavit on file, for prescriptions to be covered under Part D.

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