On December 20, 2021, a group of emergency medicine physicians in California filed suit against a private equity-backed health care services company, claiming that (among other things), the company has run afoul of the state’s prohibition on the corporate practice of medicine (“CPOM”) since it took over an emergency department…
The Department of Justice recently announced the launch of its new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (the “Initiative”) which intends to use the False Claims Act to pursue “cybersecurity-related fraud by government contractors and grant recipients.” Specifically, the Initiative will target those who: knowingly provide deficient cybersecurity products or services, knowingly misrepresenting…
Many allied health professionals are subject to state-level licensing requirements that can vary from jurisdiction-to-jurisdiction. What may be required in New York to hold a medical professional license may differ dramatically from what is required in Illinois or Texas, for instance. One state’s requirements may be onerous and administratively taxing;…
