Health Law Blog - Buttaci Leardi & Werner LLC

The DOJ’s Healthcare Fraud Strike Force Didn’t Just Expand. It Sent a Message.

Author: Paul D. Werner When the Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 19 defendants in alleged Medicare and Medicaid fraud schemes in the Philadelphia area earlier this month, the ...

Five Questions Healthcare Leaders Should Ask Before Adopting AI

By John W. Leardi As AI adoption accelerates, healthcare executives should evaluate every proposed application through both an operational and compliance lens. Before implementing a new AI solution, leaders should ...

Implementing AI in Healthcare: Balancing Opportunity and Risk

By John W. Leardi Artificial intelligence is no longer an emerging technology in healthcare. It is already transforming how physician practices, hospitals, and health systems operate. From clinical documentation and ...

Knowing When and How to Fight Back: Protecting Independent Community Pharmacies from Overbearing Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Authors: John W. Leardi, Esq.; Christopher B. Bladel, Esq. Lawyers in our Pharmacy Law and PBM Disputes practice help pharmacies manage interactions with Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), and in this ...

Protect Yourself Against Payer Audit Liability: Begin with a Compliance Program

Authors: John Leardi; Vincent Buttaci; Paul Werner Ghost-billing. Billing for “unnecessary” items/services. Double-billing. Misuse of provider numbers. Billing for non-covered services. Billing for unbundled services. Failing to properly use coding ...

Medical Practices Take Note of Injunction Against Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)

By Vincent N. Buttaci, Esq. and Elizabeth A. Levine, Esq. The recent decision by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to issue a nationwide preliminary injunction against the ...

Non-compete Agreements Remain Legal in Most States, For Now, as FTC Ban is Struck Down

By John W. Leardi Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Final Rule aimed to prohibit most employers from enforcing non-compete agreements with employees or independent contractors. ...

The FTC’s Noncompete Ban: How Does It Impact Physicians and Medical Groups?

By Vincent N. Buttaci, Esq. and Ilana P. Char, Esq. Noncompete provisions have long been staples of physician employment agreements in the State of New Jersey. With the increasing consolidation ...

Healthcare Law Update on Facilitation of Fair Reimbursement: IFPA Claims Asserted by GEICO Subject to Compulsory Arbitration under the FAA and NJ PIP Laws

Christopher B. Bladel, Paul D. Werner In a landmark opinion filed on April 15, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, interpreting New Jersey law, held that ...

What NJ Healthcare Employers Need to Know about Non-Compete Provisions

Currently, 11 states already ban or restrict non-compete employment arrangements. In New Jersey, pending legislation (A.B. 3715) could impose significant restrictions on the scope and enforceability of restrictive covenants in ...