Tuesday, March 31, 2015

FDA 483 issued to D.R. Pharmacy, Inc., Midland, TX 3/6/2015 (PDF - 647KB)

FDA Warning Letters to Veterinarian: Rebecca W. Allen, DVM, PLLC 3/18/15

Warning Letters Rebecca W. Allen, DVM, PLLC 3/18/15

Warning Letters Iso-Tex Diagnostics, Inc 3/2/15--This letter is in reference to your firm’s manufacturing and marketing of a misbranded and unapproved new drug, Volumex (Albumin Iodinated I-131 Serum) 0.025 mCi/mL, in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act).

Warning Letters Iso-Tex Diagnostics, Inc 3/2/15

Warning Letters Moy-Fincher Medical Group 2/12/15 Examples of some ofthe claims on the website www.dnaegfrenewal.com include: DNA Eye Renewal • "Beta Glucan: Helps stimulate collagen production for added strength to the dermal matrix ... " • "Willowherb ... control inflammation." • "Spanish Lavender ... inhibit muscle fibers from contracting ... " • "Matrixyl3000 ... stimulating the production of collagen, elastic, and hyaluronic acid and decreasing cell damage caused by glycation and inflammation." • "Tetrapeptide . .. mimic the activity of the youth hormone thymopoietin ... reinforcing the cutaneous immune defenses in the skin ... stimulate the growth of new cells in the epidermis."

Warning Letters Moy-Fincher Medical Group 2/12/15

11th Circ. Affirms 20-Year Sentence For $7M Medicare Fraud

  1. 11th Circ. Affirms 20-Year Sentence For $7M Medicare Fraud

    Law360 (subscription)-20 hours ago
    Affirms 20-Year Sentence For $7M Medicare Fraud ... sentence for the owner of a Miami home health care business accused of $7 million in Medicare fraud, ...

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Saves Members 45.4 m by fighting fraud

Horizon fought fraud to the tune of $45.4M in savings in 2014

NJBIZ-3 hours ago
Horizon said that, since 2005, its anti-fraud efforts have saved $261 million. ... The company said fraud and abuse can involve bothhealth care providers and ...

“The Department of Justice has longstanding concerns about improper financial relationships between health care providers and their referral sources, because such relationships can alter a physician’s judgment about the patient’s true health care needs and drive up health care costs for everybody,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer --Ohio-Based Health System Pays United States $10 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

23 clinic workers arrested in health care fraud bust

23 clinic workers arrested in health care fraud bust

News 12 Brooklyn-2 hours ago
A total of 23 people were arraigned in Downtown Brooklyn Tuesday on a slew of charges, including health care fraud, enterprise corruption and money ...

Highly Recommend: Free Online Seminar from Loyola: Overview of Health Care Fraud Enforcement from OIG's Perspective Felicia Heimer, Esq. Office of Counsel to the Inspector General U.S. Department of Health & Human Services



Overview of Health Care Fraud Enforcement from OIG's Perspective
Felicia Heimer, Esq.
Office of Counsel to the Inspector General
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
 

Wednesday, April 1, 2015
7:00 - 8:00 pm Central Time

This online session is free of charge. Login information will be sent upon registration.

Second Question of the Day March 31, 2015 How many consumers of compounded preparations know the original source of the API used in their compounds? Is that something consumers want to know? Should know? Why or why not?