Practice Function, Inc., a unit of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc., engaged in an "abhorrent" scheme to help a pharmaceutical company push its extended-release opioids, according to a news release posted on Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The company agreed to pay $145 million to resolve criminal and civil investigations relating to its electronic health records (EHR) software. Practice Fusion admitted soliciting and receiving kickbacks from a major opioid company in exchange for utilizing its EHR software to influence physician prescribing of opioid pain medications. Famed whistleblower attorney Mary Inman reports our lead story this edition of Monitor Mondays.
Other segments to be featured on the podcast include:
- RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel reports on the latest audits by Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) and other third-party auditors. Emanuel, a member of the RACmonitor editorial board, is a partner in the Potomac Law Group.
- IRF Report: Angela Phillips, considered to be among the nation’s most recognized authorities on inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), provides a 2020 update on the many changes taking in place in the IRF world.
- SDoH Report: Ellen Fink-Samnick, has the latest news on social determinants of health (SDoH) and also conduct the Monitor Mondays Listener Survey.
- Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrickson & Bryon, joins the broadcast with his trademark segment.
- Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, makes his Monday Rounds with another installment of his popular segment.