Federal regulators and law enforcement are looking hard at healthcare organizations for False Claims Act violations at the same time other sectors are enjoying less scrutiny.
In May, the Department of Justice put out priorities for white collar investigations and prosecutions, stating that healthcare is at the top of the list, Bracewell’s Matthew G. Nielsen told Healthcare Risk Management.
“One of the themes of the administration is to combat fraud, waste and abuse, and every year, healthcare is always the sector where the majority of that activity is and where the majority of that recovery is coming from,” he says. “I see that continuing, if not, frankly, increasing.”
