False Claims Act Enforcement for the Health Industry—The FERA Game Changer for Compliance and Enforcement 

The False Claims Act now contains provisions that expand the range of conduct subject to potential liability and will change how healthcare attorneys provide advice to their health industry clients. The new definition of claim and retention of overpayment provisions for regulatory violations such as Stark create opportunities and challenges for effective compliance. The relevance of these provisions should be the subject of extensive consideration for in-house counsel, compliance counsel, and regulatory counsel before the subpoenas hit the client's mailbox.
 
A panel of nationally recognized False Claims Act practitioners will address the new provisions in the context of health industry considerations and moderate an interactive question and answer session with hypotheticals that address the new provisions in the context of health industry considerations such as:

• New liability provisions and how they apply in healthcare regulatory issues such as Stark, FDA violations, and quality of care regulations;
• How to assess the retention of overpayment liability provisions and incorporate protections into business operations and compliance procedures;
• Strategies for effective communications with the government in disclosure situations; and
• Probable areas of whistleblower and government enforcement actions.