Healthcare Organizations Pay Over $1 Million To Settle Allegations For Employing Excluded Individuals In Second Quarter 2015
The Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) continues to crack down on…
New Report Finds Excluded Providers Still Participating In Medicaid Programs
On August 5, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a surprising…
Best Practices To Keep Healthcare Exclusion Screening and Sanction Costs Low
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued numerous compliance program guidance documents.…
Practical Tips For Screening The OIG’S List Of Excluded Individuals And Entities
During my 11-year tenure as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General, I established the healthcare related…
First Quarter 2015 – OIG’s Enforcement Actions Against Organizations That Hire Excluded Individuals
During the first quarter of 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported on…
Ohio Medicaid Foul-Ups With Accidental Termination Of 4,200 Providers
On March 18, 2015, the Ohio Department of Medicaid (Department) issued letters to approximately 4,200 Ohio Medicaid Providers stating they…
Health Care Providers Should Screen Unpaid Volunteers
One of the most often asked questions is whether it is necessary to sanction screen unpaid volunteers, in that they…
Basic Questions To Address For Exclusion Screenings
Are you aware that screening all employed and engaged individuals and entities for exclusions is a key component of an…
OIG’S Fourth Quarter 2014 Enforcement Actions Against Organizations That Hire Excluded Individuals
During the final quarter of 2014 the OIG posted on their website eight settlement cases involving organization that knew or…
Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion From Participation in Federal Health Care Programs
The scope and use of the federal program exclusion authority continues to evolve. The DHHS OIG issued on May 8,…
OIG Increases The Number Of Exclusions By 25 Percent In Fiscal Year 2014
On October 31, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released their fiscal year (FY) 2015…
OIG’s Third Quarter 2014 Enforcement Actions Against Organizations That Hire Excluded Individuals
While many take off and enjoy the beautiful weather of the summer, the Department of Health and Human Services Office…