2019 - False Claims Act (Or Whistleblower Act) And Hospital Fraud

OVERVIEW
A whistleblower or qui tam action can provide financial rewards to individuals who are retaliated against for providing information that a company, hospital or individual has swindled the government. The primary statutes under which this relief may be sought are the federal and state False Claims Acts ("FCAs"). State and federal governments pay hundreds of billions of dollars each year for pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, hospital care, and nursing home care through Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs. Thus, the FCA is often applied in the health care industry to fight fraud and specifically fraud committed by hospitals. Whistleblowers who report this fraud receive 15-25% of the amount recovered.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND
Much confusion lies around the whistleblower laws or claims brought under the False Claims Act. A whistleblower or qui tam action can provide financial rewards to individuals who are retaliated against for providing information that a company or individual has defrauded the government. To the contrary, if the government finds that you have engaged in fraud against the government and you could be potentially be named in a whistleblower suit and be prosecuted civilly and/or criminally. Because state and federal governments pay hundreds of billions of dollars each year for healthcare, fraud waste, and abuse are particularly rampant in hospital settings.
Attend this 60-minute webinar to understand the framework of the False Claims Act (or whistleblower statute), the procedures for filing a False Claims Act case, and the importance of protecting the court's seal. I will also discuss the pros/cons of bringing a case and important information you should bring to the attention of the government and the attorney representing you.
AREAS COVERED
The elements of a False Claims Act case will be explained
Types of False Claims Act cases brought in hospital and healthcare settings
Examples of False Claims Act cases that have been successful and have recovered money for the government and rewarded whistleblowers for reporting fraud
Tools to be used to spot a potential whistleblower case and documentation needed to report the case
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
This webinar will provide valuable assistance to all personnel in medical offices, practice groups, hospitals, academic medical centers, business associates (shredding, data storage, systems vendors, billing services, etc). The titles are:
Compliance director
CEO
CFO
Privacy officer
Security officer
Information systems manager
HIPAA officer
Chief information officer
Health information manager
Healthcare counsel/lawyer
Office manager
Contracts manager
Physicians
Nurses
Medical staff
SPEAKER
Shauna B. Itri represents whistleblowers in False Claims Act lawsuits in state and federal courts throughout the United States, and tax and securities whistleblowers with claims under the IRS and SEC whistleblower programs. Ms. Itri has worked on a series of False Claims Act cases against large drug companies for fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid drug pricing. This litigation has returned well over $1 billion to state and federal governments under the Federal and State False Claims Acts.
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