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1. Jacksonville Cardiovascular Practice Agrees To Pay More Than $440,000 To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations For Failing To Reimburse Government Health Care Programs -
CJ Wolf
The OIG has added some more items to their work plan for this month, October 2017. Some of these new items may interest you. Staying informed is a large part of maintaining an effective compliance program.
CJ Wolf
“Any company or individual receiving anything of value in exchange for referrals should understand that their actions may have serious legal and financial consequences.”
Charla Prillaman
Coding audits are the heartbeat of any compliance program. That’s why staying on track with your audit is essential to your program's success.
CJ Wolf
Those of you who have been following my work on the Healthicity blog, my webinars and/or speaking engagements know that one of my topics of choice is the government's increased efforts to hold individuals, not just organizations, accountable for suspected non-compliance.
Healthicity
1. Medicare Compliance Review of Parkridge Medical Center, Inc., for 2014 and 2015 - “Medicare Compliance Review of Parkridge Medical Center, Inc., for 2014 and 2015 Parkridge Medical Center, Inc. (the Hospital), located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, complied with Medicare billing requirements for 88...
CJ Wolf
Most of us have seen the emotionally charged video of University of Utah nurse, Alex Wubbels, being arrested by Salt Lake City Police after refusing to allow the police to draw blood from an unconscious patient.
CJ Wolf
When a lot of healthcare organizations consider their risk under the False Claims Act, they often think of coding and billing errors submitted on 1500s or UBs. It’s probably the first place I’d consider looking as well for the greatest risk to a Medicare or Medicaid healthcare provider.
