Posts in July, 2013

Jul 23 Upcoding Fraud Becoming a Problem at Hospitals That Have Implemented Electronic Health Records

July 22, 2013 – The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorized the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ...

Jul 19 Pharmaceutical Company Pays $3.5 Million Fine for Illegal Inducements to Doctors

July 19, 2013 – The Department of Justice announced yesterday that St.-Louis based drug manufacturer, Mallinckrodt LLC will pay ...

Jul 19 SEC: Second Whistleblower Award Issued, More On the Way

June 19, 2013 – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has issued its second ever whistleblower incentive award. ...

Jul 17 Whistleblowers Urged to Report Fraud Involving Hurricane Sandy Relief

July 18, 2013 – Lessons from Hurricane Katrina suggest that the large influx of federal aid associated with the Hurricane Sandy ...

Jul 16 NYC Mesothelioma Lawyers Share New York City’s Asbestos Exposure Map

July 16, 2013 – NYC mesothelioma lawyers at the nationally-acclaimed asbestos law firm of Levy Konigsberg LLP share a map of some ...

Jul 12 Seventh Circuit Revives Student Loan Fraud Whistleblower Case Against For-Profit College ITT

July 12, 2013 – In a sharp rebuke, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a ...