Compliance News Roundup: The "Ownership" Requirement

1. Hack of Quest Diagnostics App Exposes Data of 34,000 Patients - “A medical laboratory company based in New Jersey said Monday that it was investigating a recent hack that exposed the personal health information of about 34,000 people.” Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/us/hack-of-quest-diagnostics-app-exposes-data-of-34000-patients.html?_r=0

2. Unlicensed Michigan Physician Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud for Role in $6.3 Million Detroit-Based Medicare Fraud Scheme - “A Michigan man pleaded guilty to fraud charges for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare out of approximately $6.3 million while he acted as an unlicensed physician at a Detroit in-home physician services company.” Read more here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/unlicensed-michigan-physician-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-commit-wire-fraud-role-63-million

3. Jury Convicts Home Health Agency Owner in $13 Million Medicare Fraud Conspiracy - “A federal jury in the Southern District of Texas convicted a Houston-based home-health agency owner for her role in a $13 million Medicare fraud scheme and money laundering.” Read more here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/jury-convicts-home-health-agency-owner-13-million-medicare-fraud-conspiracy

4. Deeper Than The Headlines: What Your Organization Can Learn From This CIA And The “Ownership” Requirement - A few weeks ago, we posted a link about a $2.4 million settlement involving a radiology practice. Though the hefty settlement may have been painful, the burden didn’t end when they wrote the check. The practice agreed to a five-year corporate integrity agreement (CIA) with the OIG. So, this week, let’s examine the first requirement from their CIA: Having a compliance officer, committee and management certifications. What I like to call the “ownership” requirements. Read more here: Deeper Than the Headlines: A CIA's "Ownership" Requirement