Being investigated? Follow our dos and don'ts
Strategies for Health Care Compliance, February 1, 2012
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A letter from the feds isn't always a prelude to a jail sentence. Many of these letters are routine requests for more information. Often, investigations are benign and may not even target your organization; a letter may be from a third party where your organization may have evidence or witnesses relative to the investigation. Letters about these investigations "come in very scary-looking envelopes," says Lawrence Vernaglia, a partner in the Boston office of Foley & Lardner, LLP.
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