Lori A. Cox
One of the most difficult jobs as an auditor isn’t keeping up with the constant changes in healthcare or trying to remember all the rules for the different Medicare carriers. It’s sitting down with a provider to discuss their audit results.
CJ Wolf
The federal government is aggressively investigating and prosecuting healthcare providers for possible Anti-Kickback or Stark violations.
Healthicity
1. Ambulance Company and its Municipal Clients Agree to Pay Over $21 Million to Settle Allegations of Unlawful Kickbacks and Improper Financial Relationships –
CJ Wolf
On August 3, 2018, the Department of Justice announced a settlement with the physician practice Northwest ENT Associates, in Georgia.
Healthicity
1. Post Acute Medical Agrees to Pay More Than $13 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Improper Physician Relationships –
Lori A. Cox
Understanding incident-to can be stressful. According to an MLN Matters article, number SE0441, “To qualify as “incident to,” services must be part of your patient’s normal course of treatment
CJ Wolf
The OIG has added more items to their work plan in August (2018). Let’s take a quick look at some of the areas they will be scrutinizing.
CJ Wolf
My latest Compliance Conversations episode is called “The Teaching Physicians Rule: A Blessing or a Curse.”
