Media Mentions
2010
Eric Gordon was noted in The National Law Journal (June 14) for being named head of McDermott’s Los Angeles office. Mr. Gordon is currently partner-in-charge of the California health law practice and national co-chair of the academic medical center practice for the Firm.
Eric Gordon’s appointment as new head of McDermott’s Los Angeles office was covered by The Recorder on June 2. He will be the fourth lawyer to lead the office since it opened in 1987, and he adds his new responsibilities to those as partner-in-charge of the Firm’s California health law practice and national co-chair of McDermott’s Academic Medical Center practice. “I’ll still have a full-time practice,” Mr. Gordon also noted, one that focuses on fraud, abuse and compliance issues and on health care transactions.
Eric B. Gordon M.D., Health, Life Sciences & Medical Products
Eric Gordon was quoted by Bloomberg Government Wire on May 12 regarding the likely increase in government efforts to collect Medicare overpayments after passage of the health reform law. He said the law will have a “substantial impact” on the amount of overpayments that are not refunded, adding that providers who don’t refund overpayments risk penalties and litigation. “You now have the False Claims Act clock ticking if providers know of an overpayment,” Mr. Gordon stated, particularly because the law allows whistleblowers to file refund claims on behalf of the government and keep a portion of any recoveries.
2009
Eric Gordon was quoted in the January 13 issue of Modern Healthcare in an article regarding the HHS's inspector general's office moving forward with a rural multiple-ownership deal. "The OIG is saying here that you need to be foursquare within the group practice definition—or very close to it—for us to bless this type of arrangement. They're saying 'We mean it, to be protected you need to qualify as a group practice,'" Mr. Gordon said.
Eric B. Gordon M.D., Health, Reimbursement/Fraud & Abuse
2007
Eric Gordon was quoted in the December 2007 issue of ABI/INFORM in an article regarding The Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General issuing an approval for unnamed hospital's plan to pay doctors for on-call service. The OIG is further investigating whether there is a need for payments and whether the payment arrangements reflect a fair market. "Generally, fair market value is defined as the value between two parties in an arm's length transactions, without taking into account the volume of business otherwise generated between them," Mr. Gordon said.
Eric Gordon was quoted in the October 22 issue of AMNews in an article regarding the Office of Inspector General’s backing a hospital’s plan to pay physicians for providing on-call emergency coverage. "What the OIG is trying to do is signal to the industry that there’s nothing inherently wrong with paying for on-call coverage when the service is actually needed and a hospital can demonstrate in good faith that it is trying to get coverage for its community," Mr. Gordon said.
2005
Eric Gordon was listed as one of Nightingale's Healthcare News' "Outstanding Fraud & Compliance Lawyers - 2005," in the May/June issue. Mr. Gordon was recognized for his experience in developing compliance plans, structuring complex business transactions and developing compensation plans for academic medical centers, hospital systems, medical device manufacturers and research institutes. He was also recognized for his work as Stark counsel in False Claims Act qui tam litigation.
