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Is your compliance program diligently performing its exclusions’ checks against sanctioned individuals?  Does it seem like a mundane task that hardly ever turns up an excluded individual?

1. Port Charlotte Doctor Sentenced To Five Months In Prison For Obstruction Of An Audit Tampa, Florida –

Pressure Ulcers are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue. You’ve probably seen them fairly often in the patient’s medical record referred to as “bed sores” or “pressure wounds” or “decubitus ulcers.”

The OIG has added two more items to their Work Plan in September of 2018. Let’s take a quick look.

Managing the compliance risks associated with physician financial relationships can be an overwhelming challenge for a compliance program.

1. Houston Psychiatrist Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Role in $155 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme –

It was a beautiful night, so Ada decided to skip her favorite T.V. show to go for a long walk instead. She went to her favorite spot, a pond on the edge of a forest near her house.

Everyone has a boss they answer to, even the OIG. The OIG is frequently reporting to their ultimate boss(es), the U.S. Congress and they often do so via the testimony they provide to various committees and subcommittees.