Medicare Revocation and the Collateral Damage It Can Cause Health Care Providers
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Many healthcare professionals are unaware of the adverse long-term collateral effects of Medicare...
View ArticleMedications and Substances that Mimic Prohibited Drugs on Urinalysis Drug...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In representing nurses and other licensed health professionals, we constantly discuss positive drug...
View ArticleSupreme Court Says FCA Case Liability Requires Defendants’ Subjective Belief
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court handed down an opinion on the knowledge standard required in False...
View ArticleOwner of Psychiatry Practice Pays Hefty Settlement in FCA Case for Employing...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On February 23, 2022, a psychiatric practice and its owner agreed to pay $310,874 to resolve allegations...
View ArticleFlorida Attorney Says AHCA Must Put Medicaid Final Orders Online
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has come under fire for failing to make Medicaid...
View ArticleUnited States Court of Appeals Denies U.S. Nursing Corporations...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law, and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On May 18, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals...
View ArticleHarvard Med School Morgue Director Allegedly Sold Body Parts, Class Action...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In a morbid but extremely popular class action lawsuit filed on June 16, 2023, illegal body parts sales...
View ArticleIowa Appellate Court Reverses $6 Million Nursing Home Negligence Decision...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A, LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On June 21, 2023, the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned...
View ArticleAdditional Negative Consequences for Discipline on Your Professional License,...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Do you have a medical, pharmacist, counselor, or nursing license in more than one state? Do you have a...
View ArticleThe Do’s and Don’ts If You Are Under Investigation For Discipline on Your...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law You are reading Part 2 of this blog series. To read Part 1, click here. If you are notified that you are...
View ArticleFrom the archives: From the archives: Are You Applying for a Dental or Health...
Previously published on October 6, 2022Previously published on July 12, 2021By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The process of obtaining a...
View ArticleFlorida Dentist Convicted of First-Degree Murder of Florida Statue University...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On November 6, 2023, a jury convicted a South Florida...
View ArticleSteps to Take If You Receive an OIG Subpoena from the U.S. Department of...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issues investigative subpoenas through the Office...
View ArticleMany Adverse NPDB Actions Are Reported That Should Not Be; Here Are Examples
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law We are constantly being contacted by physicians, nurse practitioners, and other licensed health...
View ArticleDental Office Manager Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Defrauding Medicaid...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On October 1, 2021, a former dental office manager was sentenced to 12 months in prison for her role in a...
View ArticleDOH Releases Quarterly Report Covering Through March 2021
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Florida Department of Health's Quarterly Performance Report (QPR) for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year...
View ArticleMany Adverse NPDB Actions Are Reported That Should Not Be; Here Are Examples
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law We are constantly being contacted by physicians, nurse practitioners and other licensed health...
View ArticleCalifornia Dental Practice Pays $23,000 Settlement For Potential HIPAA...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 14, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR)...
View ArticleMale Surgeon Wins $15 Million Verdict in Suit Based on “Reverse...
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm In a massive jury verdict awarding a male attending...
View ArticleDental Office Manager Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Defrauding...
By Carole C. Schriefer, J.D. On October 1, 2021, a former dental office manager was sentenced to 12 months in prison for her role in a Medicaid fraud scheme. Mahsa Azimirad, was the office manager for...
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