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10/01/18 – Media Mention
David M. Blank quoted in “OIG Unveils Fraud Risk Indicator and Will List ‘High Risk’ Organizations That Refused CIAs”
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"Former OIG senior counsel David Blank said the information that makes a provider high risk was already available—through the exclusion list, CIA database and self-disclosure settlements on the OIG website—but “OIG is highlighting and aggregating that information.”
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Report on Medicare Compliance
08/15/18
Quarles & Brady Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 169 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019. The following Quarles & Brady attorneys...
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08/08/18
National Chair of Health Law Practice Group Amy Cotton Peterson Named Among 2018 Most Influential Women in Arizona
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Amy Cotton Peterson has been listed among the Most Influential Women in Arizona by AZ Business Magazine for 2018.
Amy is the national chair of the...
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07/31/18
Mile Bluff Medical Center and Stoughton Hospital Association Win Quarles & Brady and Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative Community Engagement Award
MADISON, Wis. (July 31, 2017) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP and the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC) today announced the winners of their fourth annual Community Engagement Award. The winner of the $2,500 grant is...
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07/16/18 – Media Mention
Amy Cotton Peterson featured in article “Most Influential Women in Arizona 2018”
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Background: Peterson is Quarles & Brady's Health & Life Sciences Practice Group National Chair, a member of American Health Lawyers Association, the Greater Phoenix Economic Council's Healthcare Innovation Council and a Board member for Chrysalis, a nonprofit...
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AZ Business Magazine
07/02/18 – Media Mention
David Blank quoted in article “DOJ, HHS Announce Largest Health Fraud Takedown Ever, Citing $2B in Losses”
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With a sweep of indictments across the country, federal agents carried out the largest health fraud enforcement action in the history of the nation, charging 601 people, including 76 physicians. The “takedown” was announced by Attorney General...
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Report on Medicare Compliance
06/20/18
Quarles & Brady Adds Experienced Health Care Lawyer John Hintz to its Health & Life Sciences Group
MILWAUKEE — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that John Hintz has joined the firm’s Health & Life Sciences Practice Group in the role as Of Counsel in its Milwaukee office.
Hintz focuses his practice on...
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05/14/18
Quarles & Brady’s Fraud & Abuse Compliance and Litigation Team Launches New Publication: OIG Monitor
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP has launched OIG Monitor, a new online publication from the firm’s Health & Life Science’s Practice.
Helping health care providers stay ahead of enforcement trends, OIG Monitor offers timely...
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05/03/18
Forty-Three Quarles & Brady Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2018
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 43 attorneys from the firm’s offices have been ranked in the 2018 edition of the Chambers USA directory.
The firm's Franchise & Distribution practice received a...
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04/23/18
Quarles & Brady Arizona Attorneys Selected as 2018 Southwest Super Lawyers
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 17 of its attorneys have been named by Southwest Super Lawyers® magazine as among the top attorneys in Arizona for 2018. Additionally, 15 attorneys were...
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04/19/18 – Media Mention
Larry P. Cote quoted in article “5 Takeaways As DEA Mulls Slashing Opioid Output”
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From 1993 to 2015, the DEA allowed production to increase 39-fold for oxycodone, 12-fold for hydrocodone, 23-fold for hydromorphone and 25-fold for fentanyl, according to a letter sent in July to the DEA by U.S. senators.
“There’s no...
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Law360
04/09/18
Bina Reappointed to the Illinois Supreme Court’s Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission
CHICAGO, Ill. — Quarles & Brady LLP is pleased to announce that Chicago partner Mark Bina, has been reappointed to the Illinois Supreme Court’s Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC).
Bina will serve another term as member of the Hearing Board...
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03/12/18
Amy Cotton Peterson Named National Chair of Health & Life Sciences Practice Group
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Phoenix partner Amy Cotton Peterson has been named national chair of the Health & Life Sciences Practice Group.
Cotton Peterson's practice focuses on health care transactions,...
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01/29/18
Data Privacy and Security Attorney Joins Quarles & Brady’s Preeminent Health Law Group
Intellectual Property and Health Law Associates Also Accompany Partners
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Meghan O'Connor has joined the firm’s Milwaukee office as a partner in its Health Law Practice...
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01/08/18 – Media Mention
David M. Blank quoted in article “Expect Steady Audits, Enforcement; Pay Squeeze, Fewer Rules Raise Ante for CCOs”
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“There’s no question opioid enforcement will be the primary civil, criminal and administrative enforcement issue of 2018,” says David Blank, former senior counsel at the HHS Office of Inspector General. “Everyone will be under the microscope, from...
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Report on Medicare Compliance
12/12/17
Senior OIG Enforcement Attorney Joins Quarles & Brady’s Health Law Group
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that David Blank has joined the firm’s Health Law Practice Group in its Washington, D.C. office.
Blank's primary practice areas focus on fraud and abuse, corporate compliance...
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11/10/17
Twenty-Six Quarles & Brady Attorneys Selected As 2017 Wisconsin Super Lawyers®
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 26 of its attorneys have been named by Wisconsin Super Lawyers magazine as among the top attorneys in Wisconsin for 2017. Additionally, 16 attorneys were...
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10/26/17 – Media Mention
Larry P. Cote quoted in article “Trump’s call to bolster virtual opioid treatment lacks muscle, critics say”
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President Donald Trump on Thursday signaled his intention to break a logjam preventing doctors from treating opioid addiction through long-distance consults, a vital way to reach the hundreds of thousands of addicts living in rural and hard-to...
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POLITICO
09/18/17
Kammerzelt and McCord Named 2017 Up and Coming Lawyers by Wisconsin Law Journal
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Quarles & Brady is pleased to announce that Jon Kammerzelt and Melissa McCord have been named 2017 Up and Coming Lawyers by the Wisconsin Law Journal.
To be named an Up and Coming lawyer, the nominees should represent...
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08/15/17
Quarles & Brady Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018
179 Quarles & Brady Attorneys Recognized Nationally
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 179 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018. The following Quarles...
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08/10/17
DIR Fees and Value-Based Contracting in Focus for Specialty Pharmacy
With an aging U.S. population and advances in the treatment of increasingly complex and chronic conditions, the specialty pharmacy industry is booming. Sales are expected to account for 50 percent of pharmacy revenues by 2020, according to some estimates.
With this...
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08/07/17
Compounding Confusion: Uncertainty Swirls in Compound Pharmacy Regulation
Five years after the New England Compounding Center tragedy led the FDA to step in as a primary regulator of compounding pharmacies, uncertainties and anxieties abound.
That was the thread running through a discussion led by Quarles & Brady partners Theodore...
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08/04/17
Opioid Crisis Prompts Lawsuits and Tighter Regulation of Pharmacy Industry
With the opioid crisis sweeping the country, cities, counties and states are filing suits against the various players in the pharmacy industry – including manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers.
About two dozen suits have been filed since 2016, with more likely on...
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08/03/17
Sauk Prairie Healthcare and Edgerton Hospital & Health System Win Quarles & Brady and Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative Community Engagement Award
MADISON, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced the winners of the third annual Quarles & Brady and Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC) Community Engagement Award. The winner of the $2,500 grant is Sauk...
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08/02/17
Health Care Drama, Cyber Risk Take Center Stage
It’s not often that the hottest topic in pharmacy law also dominates front pages and newscasts across the country. But that was precisely the case when pharmacy attorneys and executives gathered at Quarles & Brady’s 3rd Annual Pharmacy Law Symposium...
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08/02/17
Mounting Risks Abound in Data Privacy, Security
Ask a room full of pharmacy attorneys and executives to raise their hands if they’re concerned about data privacy and security, and you’ll likely get a nearly unanimous response: they are. And that’s exactly what happened at Quarles & Brady’s...
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08/01/17 – Media Mention
Sarah E. Coyne quoted in article “Medical Staff Management Can Be Minefield”
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Executive Summary
Addressing problematic physicians requires strict adherence to state and federal law. Failure to do so creates potential liability for the hospital.
Choosing how to investigate a physician is a key starting point.
Physicians may sue the hospital for...
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Healthcare Risk Management
07/31/17
No Stone Unturned: Due Diligence in Pharmacy Transactions
Due diligence matters in any business transaction, but the thicket of regulations and licensure requirements that govern the pharmacy industry make thorough diligence the most critical part of any deal in that business.
That was the key message delivered by Quarles...
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05/26/17
Forty-Five Quarles & Brady Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2017
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 45 attorneys from the firm’s offices have been ranked in the 2017 edition of the Chambers USA directory.
The firm's Franchise & Distribution practice received a...
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04/20/17 – Media Mention
Larry P. Cote quoted in article “The DEA warned NFL doctors about drug laws in 2011. It didn’t go well.”
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“These doctors are all independently licensed and registered, so they’re the ones with the obligations, not the sports teams,” said Larry Cote, who formerly worked as associate chief counsel for the DEA’s diversion section. “That’s where the...
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The Washington Post
