Big Updates on False Claims Act Trends & The Importance of Anti-Retaliation Provisions

Course Description:

This presentation highlights recent False Claims Act (FCA) settlements, opinions and policy initiatives. The FCA remains the Federal Government’s primary fraud fighting tool and the significant settlements and jury verdicts in the health care space illustrate this fact. Another important facet of the FCA is Section 3730(h) – the whistleblower anti-retaliation provision. There are many ways that retaliation can arise and favorable case law across the United States Courts of Appeals illustrates its importance. Finally, the role of compliance, which includes training, policies and procedures and employee handbooks, cannot be ignored. Hence, there is something for everyone to glean from this presentation, whether a whistleblower attorney, defense counsel or compliance team member.

Learning Objectives:

• Appreciate the role that the FCA plays in addressing fraud against the Federal Government and the States.
• Learn the latest case law updates on common FCA areas of focus by the Government.
• Dispel the perception that a declined case is frivolous – as a norm, quite the contrary.
• Understand the role of compliance and what the Government takes into account.
• Familiarize oneself with “good faith” internal reporting of potential areas of fraud
• Recognize the importance of an employee handbook’s anti-retaliation language.
• Learn compliance considerations to mitigate risk.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• False Claims Act
• Fraud, waste and abuse
• AKS
• Stark Law
• Knowledge requirements for false and fraudulent claims
• Recent cases
• OIG and DOJ Compliance items
• Risk mitigation

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Suggested Attendees:

• Whistleblower Attorneys
• Employment Attorneys
• Defence Counsel
• Compliance Team Members
• Consultants
• In-House Counsel
• Healthcare Attorneys
• Regulatory Affairs Specialists
• Risk Management Professionals
• Internal Auditors
• Government Enforcement and Investigations Attorneys
• HR Professionals Handling Retaliation and Internal Reporting
• Healthcare Executives Involved in Compliance Oversight
• Legal and Compliance Trainers
• Law Students and Compliance Fellows

About the Presenter:

Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA is a Principal with Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, P.L.L.C. (Houston, TX). Ms. Rose successfully advises clients on compliance, transactions, government enforcement actions and litigation in healthcare, cybersecurity, corporate and securities law, while successfully representing plaintiffs in False Claims Act and Dodd-Frank whistleblower cases.

A Fellow of the Federal Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Currently, she serves on the Foundation Federal Bar Association Board of Directors, is a Member and Immediate Past-Chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Government Relations Committee, and an advisory board member of the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section. Ms. Rose is the co-editor of the American Health Law Association’s Enterprise Risk Management Handbook for Healthcare Entities (2nd Edition), as well as a co-author of the ABA’s books The ABCs of ACOs, What Are International HIPAA Considerations? and International HIPAA, Privacy, and Security Law Considerations. She has also co-authored a variety of chapters for medical textbooks.

In addition to being extensively published and a sought-after presenter and quoted expert, Ms. Rose holds an MBA with minors in healthcare and entrepreneurship from Vanderbilt University, and a law degree from Stetson University College of Law, where she graduated with various honors. She also holds an Executive Certificate in Negotiation from Harvard Law School.

She has been named consecutively to SuperLawyers (healthcare), the Texas Bar College, the National Women Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 25, Houstonia Magazine’s Top Lawyers (healthcare), the National Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100, The Nation’s Top One Percent, as well as a two-time 1st Healthcare Compliance Top Presenter and NBI Distinguished Faculty. Ms. Rose is also an Affiliated Member with the Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, where she teaches bioethics.

Additional Information:

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• Internet Speed: Preferably above 1 MBPS
• Headset: Any decent headset and microphone which can be used to hear clearly

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Toll-Free No: 1-302-444-0162
Email: care@skillacquire.com

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