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hcca-info.orgHealth Care Compliance Association
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The pages of this calendar are peppered with healthcare compliance scandals that have made the news headlines in recent years. Use this information to remind your employees to keep ethical business practices in mind in their day-to-day operations.
To further engage employees, find free resources online for Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week. This includes a scandal quiz, table tents, compliance posters, and more. Visit hcca-info.org/CCandEweek.
About HCCAHealth Care Compliance Association (HCCA)® is a non-profit professional membership organization for healthcare compliance professionals. Since 1996, HCCA has been championing ethical practices and compliance standards to promote the lasting success and integrity of healthcare organizations. From our headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, we serve 12,700+ members who work at hospitals, medical groups, clinics, research facilities, health plan providers, and more. HCCA offers 55+ conferences annually, weekly web conferences, publications, training resources, certification opportunities, and networking for career growth and program development.
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademiesJanuary 13–16 • Lake Buena Vista, FL February 3–6 • Phoenix, AZ March 2–5 • San Diego, CA April 27–30 • Chicago, IL May 11–14 • Boston, MA June 15–18 • San Francisco, CA July 27–30 • Seattle, WA August 3–6 • New Orleans, LAAugust 17–20 • New York, NYSeptember 21–24 • Scottsdale, AZOctober 5–8 • Austin, TX October 19–22 • Washington, DC November 2–5 • Nashville, TN November 16–19 • Fort Lauderdale, FLDecember 7–10 • Las Vegas, NV
January 17 • Charlotte, NC January 24 • Atlanta, GA January 31 • Orlando, FL February 7 • Portland, OR February 14 • Dallas, TX February 27–28 • Anchorage, AK February 28 • St Louis, MO March 6 • Washington, DC April 24 • New Orleans, LA May 1 • Columbus, OH May 8 • New York, NY May 14–15 • San Juan, Puerto Rico May 29 • Philadelphia, PA June 5 • Seattle, WA June 12 • Los Angeles, CA June 12 • Ann Arbor, MI
September 11 • Boston, MA September 11 • Minneapolis, MN September 18 • Kansas City, MO September 25 • Indianapolis, IN October 2 • Pittsburgh, PA October 8–9 • Honolulu, HI October 16 • Denver, CO October 23 • Chicago, IL October 30 • Louisville, KY November 6 • Scottsdale, AZ November 13 • Nashville, TN December 4 • San Francisco, CA December 11 • Houston, TX December 11 • Richmond, VA
Web Conferences We make it easy for you to stay up-to-date on important topics. Get the full experience from our compliance experts wherever your day takes you and no matter what device you are on. Visit hcca-info.org/webconferences to see our latest offerings.
Managed Care Compliance ConferenceJanuary 26–29 • Lake Buena Vista, FL
Board & Audit Committee Compliance ConferenceFebruary 24–25 • Fort Lauderdale, FL
Compliance InstituteMarch 29—April 1 • Nashville, TN
Research Compliance ConferenceMay 31—June 3 • Lake Buena Vista, FL
Clinical Practice Compliance ConferenceFall 2020
Healthcare Enforcement Compliance ConferenceNovember 15–18 • Washington, DC
Healthcare Privacy Compliance AcademiesJanuary 13–16 • Lake Buena Vista, FL March 9–12 • San Diego, CA July 27–30 • Seattle, WA August 17–20 • New York, NY October 5–8 • Austin, TX November 2–5 • Nashville, TN
Healthcare Research Compliance AcademiesMarch 9–12 • San Diego, CANovember 2–5 • Nashville, TN
Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences
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2020 HCCA Events
Start the New Year off right—register for a Healthcare Compliance Academy. Choose between a basic, privacy, or research focus. Learn more at hcca-info.org/academies.
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January 2020Scandals through the years
2001 Jan 4
Quest pays $13.1M to settle billing allegations
2015 Jan 6
$18M seized from owners of New England Compounding Center
2018 Jan 10
Benevis and Kool Smiles Dental Clinics to pay $23.9M to settle FCA case
2014 Jan 12
Physician owners of mental health clinic sentenced for $97M Medicare fraud scheme
2017 Jan 18
Orthofix pays $14M to settle charges it paid off doctors
2017 Jan 19
U of PA Health System settles voluntary disclosure of improper Medicare billing for unnecessary stent procedures
2019 Jan 22
Manhattan US attorney announces $269.2M recovery from Walgreens in two civil healthcare fraud settlements
2019 Jan 29
Two South Texas doctors sentenced to prison for roles in separate multi-million dollar Medicare fraud schemes
2019 Jan 30
Pathology laboratory agrees to pay $63.5M for providing illegal inducements to referring physicians
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King Jr Day
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceCharlotte, NC
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceAtlanta, GA
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceOrlando, FL
Managed Care Compliance ConferenceLake Buena Vista, FL CHC Exam (optional)
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademyHealthcare Privacy Compliance AcademyLake Buena Vista, FL CHC & CHPC Exams (optional)
Orlando, Florida skyline viewed from Lake Eola
Don’t forget to register for the Compliance Institute, our largest event of the year for healthcare compliance professionals. Sign up now at hcca-info.org/2020CI.
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February 2020Scandals through the years
2015 Feb 2
Community Health Systems Professional Services Corp and three affiliated New Mexico hospitals pay $75M to settle False Claims Act allegations
2014 Feb 4
Two former Siemens executives fined $1.46M in bribery case
2015 Feb 6
Medtronic Inc. pays $2.8M to resolve False Claims Act allegations related to “SubQ Stimulation” procedures
2019 Feb 6
EHR vendor to pay $57.25M to settle FCA allegations
2004 Feb 11 Jeff Skilling arrested by FBI
2015 Feb 11
AstraZeneca pays $7.9M to resolve kickback allegations
2016 Feb 17
51 hospitals pay US $23M+ to resolve False Claims Act allegations related to implantation of cardiac devices
2017 Feb 22
NECC convicted of racketeering leading to nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak
1997 Feb 24
Operation “LabScam” yields second largest healthcare fraud settlement ever
2015 Feb 27
Michigan psychotherapy clinic owner sentenced to 87 months for role in $3.3M Medicare fraud scheme
2019 Feb 27
Vanguard Healthcare agrees to resolve federal and state FCA liability
2018 Feb 28
Deloitte reaches $150M settlement over alleged failure to detect fraud
Groundhog Day
Valentine’s Day
Presidents’ Day
Mardi Gras
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferencePortland, OR
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceDallas, TX
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceSt Louis, MO
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceAnchorage, AK
Board & Audit Committee Compliance ConferenceFort Lauderdale, FL
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademyPhoenix, AZ CHC Exam (optional)
Mount Hood and Portland, Oregon
Is your healthcare compliance resource library up-to-date? Make sure you have the latest information at your fingertips. Visit hcca-info.org/products.
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March 2020Scandals through the years
2004 Mar 2
Former Worldcom CFO Scott Sullivan pleads guilty to several crimes
2019 Mar 11
Covidien to pay over $17M for allegedly providing illegal remuneration in the form of practice and market development support to physicians
2015 Mar 13
Owner of Detroit Home Health Care Companies pleads guilty to $12.6M fraud scheme
2018 Mar 14
Theranos founder settles fraud suit
2015 Mar 19
Owner and executives convicted in Medicare referral kickback conspiracy at closed Sacred Heart Hospital
2019 Mar 21
MedStar Health to pay US $35M to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to a cardiology group in exchange for referrals
2019 Mar 25
Duke University agrees to pay US $112.5M to settle FCA allegations related to scientific research misconduct
2018 Mar 29
Houston physician and pain management clinic owner convicted of running “Pill Mill”
2019 Mar 29
Fresenius Medical Care reaches $231M FCPA settlement
Daylight Saving Time begins
St. Patrick’s Day Equinox
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceWashington, DC
Compliance InstituteNashville, TN CHC, CHRC, and CHPC Exams (optional)
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademySan Diego, CA CHC Exam (optional)
Healthcare Privacy Compliance AcademyHealthcare Research Compliance AcademySan Diego, CA CHPC & CHRC Exams (optional)
California coastline
Join the conversation on HCCAnet, our social network for healthcare compliance professionals. Ask questions, engage in discussion, and share insights. It’s free to members and non-members.
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April 2020Scandals through the years
2013 Apr 4
Intermountain Health Care Inc. agrees to $25.5M to settle False Claims Act and Stark allegations
2019 Apr 4
Former administrator of two Houston home health companies sentenced to prison in $20M Medicare fraud scheme
2019 Apr 5
Florida healthcare facility owner convicted for role in largest healthcare fraud scheme ever
2019 Apr 9
One of the largest healthcare fraud schemes involving telemedicine and DME executives results in charges against 24 individuals responsible for over $1.2B in losses
2019 Apr 12
Medicare Advantage provider to pay $30M to settle alleged overpayment of Medicare Advantage funds
2018 Apr 12
Banner Health agrees to pay over $18M to settle FCA allegations
2019 Apr 12
Sutter Health, affiliates to pay back $30M for Medicare Advantage overpayments
2013 Apr 16
Amgen settles allegations of pharmacy kickbacks for $24.9M
2014 Apr 17
CRC Health Corp., a substance abuse treatment facility, agrees to resolve False Claims Act allegations for $9.25M
2014 Apr 23
Amedisys Home Health Companies agree to pay $150M to resolve False Claims Act allegations
2017 Apr 24
Lifespan notifies 20k patients of privacy breach from stolen laptop
Passover begins at sundown
Easter
Ramadan begins at sundown
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceNew Orleans, LA
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademyChicago, IL CHC Exam (optional)
Compliance InstituteNashville, TN CHC, CHRC, and CHPC Exams (optional)
Streetcars in New Orleans, Louisiana
Find out what HCCA membership can do for you. Join a community of 12,700+ professionals and gain access to valuable knowledge and resources. Visit hcca-info.org/join.
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May 2020Scandals through the years
2017 May 2
Quest Diagnostics agrees to pay $6M False Claims Act settlement
2015 May 4
DaVita settles whistleblower suit for $495M
2015 May 7
16 hospitals pay $15.69M to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving medically unnecessary psychotherapy services
2018 May 10
Ohio hospital operator agrees to pay $14.25 M to settle alleged FCA violations arising from improper payments to physicians
2014 May 13
Medicare fraud strike force charges 90 individuals for approximately $260M in false billing
2013 May 22
Healthcare clinic director sentenced to 111 months for role in $63M healthcare fraud scheme
2013 May 24
ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. pleads guilty to federal felony charges and agrees to pay $33.5M
2018 May 24
Drug maker Pfizer agrees to pay $23.85 M to resolve FCA liability for paying kickbacks
2014 May 28
Medtronic agrees to pay $9.9M to settle physician kickback allegations
2015 May 28
TEVA Pharmaceuticals agrees to $1.2B antitrust settlement
2017 May 30
Freedom Health Inc. and former CFO to pay $32.5M to settle FCA allegations
2019 May 31
Heritage Pharmaceuticals pays over $7M to resolve Civil False Claims Act allegations
Cinco de Mayo
Mother’s Day
Eid al-Fitr begins at sundown
Memorial Day
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceColumbus, OH
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceNew York, NY
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferencePhiladelphia, PA
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Research Compliance ConferenceLake Buena Vista, FL CHRC Exam (optional)
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademyBoston, MA CHC Exam (optional)
Paul Revere Mall in Boston, Massachusetts
Stay connected. Follow HCCA on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and check out our blog at complianceandethics.org, for the latest compliance and association news.
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June 2020Scandals through the years
2014 Jun 5
Board-certified New Jersey pediatrician and internist sentenced to 20 months in prison for taking kickbacks
2019 Jun 5
Opioid Manufacturer Insys Therapeutics agrees to enter $225M global resolution of criminal and civil investigations
2019 Jun 6
LA dentist sentenced to 40 months in prison for role in $3.8M healthcare fraud scheme
2018 Jun 6
Signature HealthCARE to pay more than $30M to resolve FCA allegations
2013 Jun 11
Walgreens agrees to $80M settlement for alleged Controlled Substances Act violations
2017 Jun 16
Genesis Healthcare Inc. agrees to $53.6M FCA settlement
2015 Jun 18
National Medicare fraud takedown results in charges against 243 individuals for $712M in false billing
2017 Jun 23
Anthem agrees to $115M settlement over cyber breach
2015 Jun 24
DaVita agrees to $450M False Claims Act Settlement
2017 Jun 26
Cardiac Monitoring Companies’ executive agree to $13.45M FCA settlement
2016 Jun 28
New Jersey clinical lab at center of largest physician bribery case ever prosecuted pleads guilty
2016 Jun 29
Medical device company agrees to pay $8M to resolve claims it paid illegal kickbacks to physicians
2016 Jun 30
Florida cardiologist and his practice pay millions and agree to three years of exclusion
Solstice
Father’s Day
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceSeattle, WA
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferencesLos Angeles, CAAnn Arbor, MI
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademySan Francisco, CA CHC Exam (optional)
Research Compliance ConferenceLake Buena Vista, FL CHRC Exam (optional)
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California
We’re looking for a few good compliance leaders to serve on the SCCE & HCCA Board of Directors. Nominations accepted throughout July at hcca-info.org/boardnominations.
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July 2020Scandals through the years
2012 Jul 2
Glaxo Smith Kline pleads guilty and pays $3B to resolve fraud and safety data allegations
2018 Jul 2
PWC ordered to pay FCIC $625.3M in Colonial Bank Collapse
2015 Jul 6
AstraZeneca and Cephalon pay $46.5M and $7.5M for allegedly underpaying rebates owed under Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
2015 Jul 8
Doctor sentenced to 63 months for accepting $1.8M in bribes for test referrals
2018 Jul 9
Health Quest and Putnam Hospital Center to pay $14.7M to resolve False Claims Act allegations
2015 Jul 10
Detroit-area doctor receives 45 years for providing medically unnecessary chemotherapy to patients
2005 Jul 13
Worldcom’s Bernard Ebbers sentenced to 25 years in prison
2014 Jul 15
New York doctor admits taking bribes in test-referrals scheme with New Jersey clinical lab
2018 Jul 18
Medical device maker AngioDynamics agrees to pay $12.5M to resolve FCA allegations
2002 Jul 21
Worldcom files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
2018 Jul 31
Cardiologist gets 20 months in prison for billing Veterans Affairs for hundreds of bogus medical procedures
Independence Day
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademyHealthcare Privacy Compliance AcademySeattle, WA CHC & CHPC Exams (optional)
Mount Rainier near Seattle, Washington
Enhance your career and gain credibility. Become certified in healthcare compliance. Learn more at hcca-info.org/certification.
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Scandals through the years
2018 Aug 1
DOJ Announces Wells Fargo $2B+ mortgage loan settlement
2018 Aug 3
Prime Healthcare Services and CEO to pay $65M to settle False Claims Act allegations
2018 Aug 13
Newark/Philadelphia Medicare Fraud Strike Force to focus on healthcare fraud and illegal opioid prescriptions
2018 Aug 15
Post Acute Medical agrees to pay more than $13M to settle allegations of kickbacks and improper physician relationships
2017 Aug 18
Houston home health agency owner sentenced to 480 months in prison
2018 Aug 23
Reliant to pay $6.1M to settle FCA allegations that it paid kickbacks to nursing homes for rehabilitation therapy business
2018 Aug 27
Ambulance company and its municipal clients agree to pay over $21M to settle allegations of unlawful kickbacks and improper financial relationships
2018 Aug 28
Saratoga doctor sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for healthcare fraud and providing false billing statements to healthcare benefit programs
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademyHealthcare Privacy Compliance AcademyNew York, NY CHC & CHPC Exams (optional)
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademyNew Orleans, LA CHC Exam (optional)
New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge
Keep learning year-round with our web conferences. We offer 100+ web conferences throughout the year—listen at your office, home, or on the go. Visit hcca-info.org/webconferences.
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September 2020Scandals through the years
2018 Sep 4
Houston psychiatrist sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for role in $155M Medicare fraud scheme
2003 Sep 9 Enron treasurer pleads guilty
2018 Sep 12
CEO of Lab Testing Co and marketing rep sentenced to federal prison in pain management clinic kickback scheme
2014 Sep 16
Two New Jersey doctors admit taking bribes in test-referrals scheme with New Jersey clinical lab
2005 Sep 18
Tyco’s Kozlowski and Swartz sentenced
2018 Sep 20
Houston physician and a pain management clinic owner each sentenced to 35 years in prison for running pill mill
2018 Sep 25
Hospital chain will pay over $260M to resolve false billing and kickback allegations; one subsidiary agrees to plead guilty
2017 Sep 27
VW Scania unit fined $1B by EU for price fixing
2018 Sep 27
Detroit doctor sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for $8.9M healthcare fraud scheme
Labor Day
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
Equinox
Yom Kippur begins at sundown
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferencesBoston, MAMinneapolis, MN
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceKansas City, MO
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceIndianapolis, IN
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademyScottsdale, AZ CHC Exam (optional)
Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Corporate Compliance & Ethics Week is November 1–7, 2020. Make sure you are prepared with resources, celebration ideas, and giveaways. Visit hcca-info.org/ccandeweek.
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October 2020Scandals through the years
2018 Oct 1
AmerisourceBergen Corporation agrees to pay $625M to resolve allegations that it illegally repackaged cancer–supportive injectable drugs to profit from overfill
2016 Oct 3
Tenet agrees to $513M kickback allegations settlement
2018 Oct 4
Texas patient recruiter sentenced to nine years in prison
2018 Oct 9
Texas hospital administrator convicted of healthcare fraud for role in $16M Medicare fraud scheme
2014 Oct 10
Extendicare Health Services agrees to pay $38M to settle allegations over substandard nursing care and unnecessary rehabilitation therapy
2018 Oct 15
CEO pleads guilty to $150M healthcare fraud scheme involving harmful injections and unnecessary prescription of millions of opioids
2014 Oct 22
DaVita to pay $350M to resolve allegations of illegal kickbacks
2018 Oct 24
US obtains $3M consent judgment and federal healthcare exclusions to settle civil complaint alleging fraud by operators of community mental health clinics
2010 Oct 26
Glaxo Smith Kline pleads guilty and agrees to $750M settlement
2015 Oct 29
Allergan unit agrees to $125M settlement and plead guilty to healthcare fraud
2018 Oct 30
Two home health agency owners and two employees convicted for roles in $3.7M home health fraud scheme
Halloween
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferencePittsburgh, PA
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceDenver, CO
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceChicago, IL
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceLouisville, KY
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceHonolulu, HI
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademyWashington, DC CHC Exam (optional)
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademyHealthcare Privacy Compliance AcademyAustin, TX CHC & CHPC Exams (optional)
Honolulu, Hawaii coastline
Gather with your regional healthcare compliance community to explore issues, learn, and network. Find out when a conference will be near you in 2021 at hcca-info.org/regionals.
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November 2020Scandals through the years
2017 Nov 6
Former ArthoCare CEO sentenced to 20 years for fraud
2018 Nov 8
Michigan HHA owner sentenced to seven years in prison
2018 Nov 14
Detroit clinic owner sentenced to over 13 years in prison
2019 Nov 16
Burlington, New Jersey, doctor arrested for role in $20M telemedicine compounded medication scheme
2006 Nov 17
Police raid Siemens headquarters over bribery allegations
2015 Nov 20
Novartis reaches $390M civil fraud settlements over kickback scheme
2001 Nov 29 SEC investigation of Enron begins
Daylight Saving Time ends
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Corporate Compliance & Ethics Week • November 1–7
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceScottsdale, AZ
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceNashville, TN
Healthcare Enforcement Compliance ConferenceWashington, DC CHC Exam (optional)
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademyHealthcare Privacy Compliance AcademyHealthcare Research Compliance AcademyNashville, TN CHC, CHPC & CHRC Exams (optional)
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademyFort Lauderdale, FL CHC Exam (optional)
Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee
Navigate the compliance universe with COSMOS, our online content platform. Find rich, valuable content written by experts, as well as valuable regulatory updates, at compliancecosmos.org.
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December 2020Scandals through the years
2001 Dec 2 Enron files for bankruptcy
2018 Dec 4
Medical device maker ev3 to plead guilty,pay $17.9M for distributing adulterated device; Covidien paid $13M to resolve civil liability for second device
2017 Dec 6
VW Exec sentenced to 7 years in Dieselgate scandal
2018 Dec 6
Drug maker actelion agrees to pay $360M to resolve False Claims Act liability for paying kickbacks
2018 Dec 10
Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, former senior executive plead guilty to distributing endoscopes after failing to file FDA-required adverse event reports of serious infections
2017 Dec 12
21st Century Oncology agrees to $26M FCA settlement
1995 Dec 13
University of Pennsylvania's Health System agrees to pay $30M
2017 Dec 14
DaVita Rx agrees to pay $63.7M to resolve FCA allegations
2012 Dec 20
Eli Lilly agrees to pay $29.4M to resolve allegations of possible corrupt business practices by overseas partners
Solstice Christmas Day
New Year’s Eve
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceSan Francisco, CA
Regional Healthcare Compliance ConferenceHouston, TXRichmond, VA
Healthcare Basic Compliance AcademyLas Vegas, NV CHC Exam (optional)
Bridge over the James River in Richmond, Virginia
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