Hospice Insights Podcast - A Refresh: What’s New in the New OIG General Compliance Program Guidance
Understanding the HHS OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance
OMG. . .The OIG is at it Again
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 19
Episode 303 --- Deep Dive into the HHS-OIG Compliance Program Guidance
Navigating GSA Audits Compliance Strategies and Best Practices
DE Under 3: US DOL Inspector General’s Office Report Cites IT Modernization & Security Concerns
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 17
Heed Caution: Takeaways From the OIG's Advance Care Planning Report
Telehealth Risk Report: What the Government Found
UPIC Report Card: The OIG’s Evaluation of the UPICs Provides Insight Into the Future of Hospice Audits
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series | Pulling the Strings: New OIG Audits Scrutinize How Hospices Used Provider Relief Funds
Beyond Hospice: And They’re Off! The OIG’s Nationwide Review of Hospice Eligibility Has Begun
Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program FY 2021 Report
Beyond Hospice: The OIG Renews Its Scrutiny of Home Health Agencies
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Federal Criminal Aviation Cases From 2021
Hospice Audit Series: Beyond Part D, OIG Scrutinizes the Hospice Industry to the Tune of $6.6 Billion
[Podcast] Raul Ordonez on Telehealth
The OIG's Impending Review of Nationwide Hospice Eligibility Demands a Robust Response From Hospices
Rob DeConti on the Latest Guidance and Insights from the OIG at HHS
If you are a healthcare provider enrolled with Medicare and Medicaid, it is imperative that you know the governmental agencies’ expectations for compliant billing and understand that the agencies constantly monitor and audit...more
For years, my health care reimbursement team has strived to find creative solutions to the destructive force of government Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) audits. Two years of painstakingly detailed work and the cooperation...more
Originally published in Haig, Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Fourth Edition §§ 87:1 et seq. © 2016 American Bar Association. This chapter discusses federal court litigation relating to health care...more
Quality Improvement Organization Releases Guidance on Short-Stay Reviews – As previously reported, in July 2015, CMS announced that Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) would begin conducting reviews of certain inpatient ...more
On May 20, 2015, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing entitled “Challenging the Status Quo: Solutions to the Hospital Observation Stay Crisis.” Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Claire...more
In This Issue: - Connecticut Supreme Court Rules State Does Not Recognize Mature Minor Doctrine - OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Permitting Copayment Assistance - CMS Announces Recovery Audit Program...more
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has renewed its complaints about OIG “hospital compliance reviews.” Last Thursday AHA Executive Vice President Rick Pollack sent a letter to Health & Human Services Secretary Burwell...more
OIG recently published a study analyzing the performance of Medicare Parts A and B Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) in fiscal years (FYs) 2010 and 2011. OIG said that it conducted the study to evaluate CMS’s oversight of...more
Executive Summary: Medicare RAC (Recovery Audit Contractor) audits are becoming increasingly aggressive, creating delays in payment for healthcare providers. Certain strategies can help mitigate delays caused by RAC audits...more