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Riddle me this: Who had 1503 convictions, 810 civil settlements and judgments, 973 excluded individuals or entities, and recovered $859 Million

[Drumroll] It’s that time again! Time to review what the OIG has added to their work plan in the month of April 2019.

So, I just left this year’s Compliance Institute in Boston and can I just say it was the best experience, yet again.

Every year we conduct a survey on the state of compliance for you to use as a benchmark for your organization against others in the field of healthcare.

The OIG’s newest published Advisory Opinion (AO) was posted in March of 2019. Whenever the OIG posts an AO it’s a good idea to review it.

HIPAA legislation is over 20 years old and to-date they’ve been wildly successful. The proof is in the pudding.

Have you ever received some promotional or marketing material from a hospital you visited?

I’ve been getting a lot of requests to do a show about coding and billing and I couldn’t think of a better guest than my friend and former colleague, Jay McVean.