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Virginia Whistleblower Lawsuit Leads to Multimillion Dollar Settlement by Inova Health
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Virginia Whistleblower Lawsuit Leads to Multimillion Dollar Settlement by Inova Health

On November 15, 2024, the Department of Justice announced that Inova Health System, a major healthcare system in Northern Virginia, agreed to pay $2.37 million to resolve allegations of fraudulent healthcare billing. The settlement underscores the critical role whistleblowers play in exposing fraudulent practices in the healthcare industry. The Allegations According to the U.S. Attorney’s…

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Roanoke Lawsuit Alleging Healthcare Fraud Settles for $85 Million
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Roanoke Lawsuit Alleging Healthcare Fraud Settles for $85 Million

Frith & Ellerman Law Firm, based in Roanoke, Virginia, recently helped plaintiffs settle one of the largest “opt out” pharmaceutical drug recovery settlements on record. The $85 million settlement was entered on July 8, 2024, by Virginia pharmaceutical company Indivior, agreeing to resolve a lawsuit alleging healthcare fraud. The scheme was initially brought to the…

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DOJ Launches New Incentive for Whistleblowers
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DOJ Launches New Incentive for Whistleblowers

On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a new cash-for-tips incentive for whistleblowers. Individuals who turn over original information or analysis relating to: financial crimes bribery or healthcare fraud are eligible for an award of up to 30% of any assets forfeited by the company as a result of that information.[1]…

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Common Mistakes With Skin Cancer
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Common Mistakes With Skin Cancer

Skin cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the cells of the skin. It is the most common form of cancer diagnosed in the United States.[1]  Each year, approximately one million people are diagnosed with skin cancer.[2] There are three main types of skin cancer: Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC): The most common type…

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Difference between a Car Accident case and Medical Malpractice case under Virginia law

This morning I read a tragic news story about a Virginia woman who was in a car accident that caused the death of her unborn child.  I was impressed by the explanations provided by the article author, of the litigation process the woman and her family endured after the accident and case. The author highlighted…

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Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital – not getting good grades

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital markets itself as Carilion’s “flagship facility,” bragging that U.S. News & World Report ranks it as one of the top six hospitals in Virginia.  Somebody better tell that to the Leapfrog Group.  The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit watchdog organization that serves as a voice for health care consumers and purchasers,…

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Mistakes in Hospital Intensive Care Units
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Mistakes in Hospital Intensive Care Units

No one wants to be hospitalized and ABSOLUTELY NO ONE wants to be so sick or injured as to be in the hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU).  The ICU provides specialized treatment to patients who are acutely unwell and require critical medical care. An ICU provides the critical care and life support for acutely ill…

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Ballad Health and Bad Emergency Room Care
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Ballad Health and Bad Emergency Room Care

Ballad Health is a 20 hospital system formed by the merger of Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health Systems.  It is the sole hospital option for over 1 million people living in Southwest Virginia and Eastern Tennessee and patients deserve better. Focusing on my home state, Ballad Health operates the following hospitals in Virginia:…

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The Sad Truth About State Medical Boards
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The Sad Truth About State Medical Boards

Worthwhile clip on how state medical boards work. Virginia is sadly no different. All too commonly, our cases involve instances of egregious negligence that go (and previously went) unpunished by the Virginia Board of Medicine. The people who suffer are patients. These patients are later malpracticed upon, suffering permanent injuries and in some cases death,…

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Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and Dirty Surgical Instruments

We all become anxious when we are hospitalized.  For many the anxiety is tripled when surgery is involved.  We are concerned about complications encountered during the surgical procedure.  We are concerned about the pain we will likely experience after the surgery. We dread the physical therapy and rehabilitation that will last weeks and sometimes months…

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2023 Highest Number of Whistleblower Resolutions in History
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2023 Highest Number of Whistleblower Resolutions in History

The Department of Justice announced settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act exceeded $2.68 billion in 2023. In total, 543 settlement and verdicts occurred–the highest number ever in one year. Healthcare fraud continued to lead the way with cases involving including Medicare Advantage, unnecessary services, and unlawful kickbacks at the top of the list.

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Unsupervised Nurse Anesthesia – HB1322
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Unsupervised Nurse Anesthesia – HB1322

In one of the most blatant money grabs in recent legislative history, Virginia legislators are contemplating making it legal for patients to receive anesthesia without doctor supervision. Why is this important? Anesthesia is one of the most important and risky parts of a procedure. An anesthesiologist essentially gets a patient as close to death as…

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