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    False Claims Act

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    False Claims Act *Position statement: The False Claims Act came about because the U.S. government was losing billions of dollars yearly to false claims that were submitted for payments of goods and services. *Background The False Claims Act was put into place during The American Civil War in 1965 when it was found that contractors sold The Union Army defective equipment and sick animals. To prohibit this from happening again Congress enacted The False Claim Act on March 2‚ 1963. Its intentions

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    The History Of False Claims

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    This paper is to discuss the history of false claims. I will talk about some laws of false claims; it will mostly focus on Qui-tam. (What does Qui-tam mean to you) I will give examples of some real cases and will talk about the cost of qui tam. The False Claims Act (FCA) is a compliance program of the federal government committed to fighting fraud‚ abuse‚ and waste in the healthcare system (Moseley‚ 2015). Written and Thompson defined FCA as a principle of federal government tool that fights

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    The False Claims Act

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    THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT Proprietary education dates back to the late nineteenth century where institutions focused on professional training in teaching‚ medicine‚ and law (Breneman‚ Pusser‚ &ump; Turner‚ S.‚ 2000). The 1972 Higher Education Reauthorization Act included for-profit institutions in federal financial aid programs and changed the vernacular of higher education to postsecondary education (2000). This piece of legislation along with new technologies along with increased demand for higher

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    False Claims Act Essay

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    Author Safian defines the False Claims Act “law specifically forbids the transmission of claims with the intention of gaining reimbursement under false conditions” (Safian‚ 2009). This means that when a claim is submitted with false information to increase reimbursement it violates the False Claims Act. This behavior also can be identified as intentional and will be considered as fraud. There are heavy consequences for violating this Act and the behavior associated with violation should not be

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    on behalf of our lord King‚ as well as for himself”. Qui Tam allows a private citizen (relator‚ whistleblower) to bring a lawsuit on behalf of the government‚ as well as himself‚ against a defendant who may has knowingly committed fraud or criminal act in which the government was victimized (Showalter‚ 2012). The private citizen need not have been personally harmed by the defendant’s conduct (Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General‚ 2010). The government can choose to take over the

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    doi:10.1007/s10551-005-3969-8. Barbara Crutchfield George‚ Kathleen A. Lacey (2006). Investigation of halliburton co./tskj’s nigerian business practices: Model of analysis of the current anti-corruption environment on foreign corrupt practices act enforcement. The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology‚ Vol. 96‚ No.‚ pp. 503-525. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40042774 Corruption. (2010). Retrieved November 9‚ 2010‚ from http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ Larry G Medley Sr

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    25‚ 2013 Professor Maribel Lebron What are the five elements pertaining to the establishment of a false claim under the False Claims Act? The five elements pertaining to the establishing a false claim under the False Claims Act must determine that the claim was falsely submitted and that it was submitted knowingly. The government must establish that the individual submits the claim with actual knowledge‚ in deliberate ignorance‚ or recklessly disregarding for the claim’s falsity or truth

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    Clinical 1

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    makes it illegal to submit a falsified bill to Medicare? Your Answer: Federal False Claims Act Rationale: The Federal False Claims Act makes it illegal to submit a falsified bill to Medicare. The Stark Act makes it illegal for providers to refer patients to a provider or facility with whom the referring provider has a financial relationship. HIPAA protects a patient’s privacy and Miranda is a safeguard against false arrest. Question 4 - INCORRECT A patient has a living will. The patient is in

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    (2015). Law and ethics in the business environment with readings from essentials of contract law. Mason‚ OH: Cengage Learning. Marshall‚ D.J.‚ & Williams‚ N.J. (2007). Blowing the whistle on accounting fraud: the Sarbanes-oxley whistleblower protections act at a glance. A White Paper for Finance Professionals. Katz‚ Marshall & Banks LLP. Retrieved on April 22‚ 2015 from http://www.cfo.com/media/pdf/SOX%20Whistleblower%20White%20Paper_KMB.pdf Stempel‚ J. (2014). Jpmorgan whistleblower gets $63.9 million

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    1. Who is ultimately accountable / responsible for the medical staff working at a hospital?  Who would be the responsible party at this hospital?  Support your answer with documentation and legal reference (for example did your support come from your text‚ if so‚ state the page)‚ eg. past cases (cite case)‚ specific Tennessee code‚ specific federal law‚ etc. Answer: The Board of Directors or board of trustees is responsible to check doctors. According to the textbook‚ in chapter 16‚ on page 462

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