Healthicity Blog

March 2019 has been a busy month for additions to the OIG’s Work Plan. They’ve added 16 new items.

In this episode of Compliance Conversations, I chatted with Charla Prillaman, the Regional Vice President for Healthicity Audit Services and 30-year audit veteran

Have you ever wanted to ask the government, “Well, what about your and your own compliance program?”

The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) 7 Keys of Compliance has long been considered the gold standard of healthcare compliance, until now.

OIG Reviews of States’ Oversight of Opioids

In a series of reviews, the OIG is studying the oversight that certain states are providing regarding opioid prescribing and monitoring of opioid use.

In February 2019, the OIG has made multiple additions to its Workplan.  There are some significant additions, so let’s look at a few of them.

It’s no secret that thousands of Americans are killed every year due to opioid overdose.

For a Medicare patient to be eligible for coverage of post-hospital extended care services, they must be an inpatient in a hospital for not less than 3 consecutive calendar days before being discharged from the hospital.