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The 11th Circuit upheld the False Claims Act's qui tam provisions, and a $541.5 million settlement shows the value of self-disclosure.

HIPAA treats paid third-party access to patient records as marketing. Without a separate signed authorization, it can carry criminal penalties.

Florida has no corporate practice of medicine doctrine and skipped the 2026 wave of transaction-review bills. What's left is the Health Care Clinic Act, a fee-splitting statute and whatever the management agreement says.

Federal accessibility rules now cover practice websites, portals and online forms. The deadline moved, but the lawsuits and complaints didn't.

CMS blocked $1.6 billion in suspect lab payments, and new rates land Jan. 1. Ten checks to run on your in-office lab first.

Most practices owing back wages never meant to. Here are the everyday pay habits that draw federal investigators and plaintiff lawyers.

Texas SB 1318 applies to noncompetes entered or renewed after Sept. 1, 2025. The statute never defines renewal, and that is the problem.

Federal fraud flags start with peer comparison, and the first consequence is a payment hold. Here's what you need to check in your own claims data.