Fraud & Abuse

You may contact Susan Herrick, the course liaison, for research-related questions at sherrick@law.umaryland.edu.

 

Getting Started

As in all projects, unless you are already knowledgeable about the topic area, it is best to start with basic, introductory resources and then to consult more focused works, moving from secondary sources to primary sources.

Articles and books can provide you with an overview of your topic and help you think of search terms you might not have thought of otherwise. They also cite primary authorities such as statutes and cases. You can use the primary sources cited in secondary sources as a jumping off point to find other primary sources in several ways:

  • Shepardize or KeyCite them to see what other sources have cited them;
  • Read cases to see what other sources they cite;
  • On Westlaw or in West Digests, look up the topics and key numbers in the cases you've already read to find other cases that address the same issues;
  • On Lexis, use "More Like This" to find other sources with wording or citation patterns similar to the document you started with;
  • Read annotations to statutes to find cross references to cases that have analyzed them or regulations that have been issued under their authority.

Secondary Sources: Journals & Law Reviews

The two main indexes to law journals are LegalTrac and Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (which includes books as well). These indexes include references to many journals not included in Westlaw or Lexis databases and in some cases provide access to the full text electronically. Each of these two online indexes has a parallel print version: the Current Law Index (K33 .C87), and the Index to Legal Periodicals (K9 .N32) are shelved near the print journals on level 1. The Index to Legal Periodicals is particularly helpful if you need to find articles published prior to 1980. For additional help on finding articles, link to Finding Articles in Legal Journals and Law Reviews.

Most print journals are shelved on level 1 of the library, in alphabetical order by journal title. To find out if the library has a particular journal title in electronic format, use the e-journals link on the Library web page or ask a librarian for help.

 

Electronic Journals

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Books

The following is a partial list of the Fraud and Abuse related materials available in the Thurgood Marshall Law Library. For additional sources on this topic, please check the library's Catalog.

Furrow, Barry R.
Health Law.
Hornbook Series
St. Paul, MN: West Group, c2000.
READING ROOM KF3821 .H4342 200

Hall, Mark A.
Health care law and ethics in a nutshell.
2nd ed.
St. Paul, MN: West Pub. Co., 1999
READING ROOM KF3821 .Z9 H35 1999

American Bar Association. Section of Public Contract Law, Committee on Debarment and Suspension.
Healthcare exclusion: a comprehensive guide.
Chicago: ABA, 1997
STACKS KF3608 .A4 A35 1997

Health care fraud and abuse: practical perspectives / editor-in-chief, Linda A. Bauman.
Chicago: ABA Health Law Section, c2002
STACKS KF3605 .H43 2002

Hoff, John S.
Medicare private contracting: paternalism or autonomy?
Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1998
STACKS HD7102 .U6 H6 1998

Loucks, Michael K.
Prosecuting and defending health care fraud cases.
Washington, DC: Bureau of National Affairs, c2001.
STACKS KF9368 .L68 2001

Medicare fraud and abuse: physician financial relationships....
Chicago: Commerce Clearing House, 1995
STACKS KF3608 .A4 M482 1995

Representing doctors and medical practices in the 90's and beyond.
Baltimore, MD: MICPEL, c1997
STACKS KF2905 .R42 1997

United States Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health.
Inspector general Audit of Health Care Financing Administration financial statements: hearing before the Subcommittee on Health...
Washington, DC: USGPO, 1998
GOV DOCS STACKS Y 4.W 36:105-19

United State Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations.
Health care fraud and abuse: hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations...
Washington, DC: USGPO, 1997
GOV DOCS STACKS Y 4.G 74/7:H34/17

Witherow, Scott C.
Managing healthcare compliance.
Chicago: Health Administration Press, c1999
STACKS KF3821 .W58 1999

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Primary Law

Legislative Materials

Administrative Materials

Judicial Materials

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Agencies, Associations, and Non-Governmental Organizations

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Subscription Databases

Additional Electronic Resources

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