“Medical experts drive DOJ’s cardiac device investigation.”

Jeffrey Dickstein in FierceHealthPayer, 4/27/16.

“The DOJ has often looked at medical charges and used medical experts, but this was one of the largest endeavors,” says Jeffrey Dickstein, a former Assistant US Attorney now a partner with Phillips & Cohen. “We looked at tens of thousands of charts and a huge number of charges from hospitals in virtually every state. It was unusual to have that level of scrutiny for charges of that size with that many hospitals.”

“Medical experts drive DOJ’s cardiac device investigation.”