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You’ve seen it in the news, stories like this, “Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri,

1. Texas Hospital Administrator Convicted of Health Care Fraud for Role in $16 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme –

I just returned from San Diego where I spoke at the HCCA’s 2018 Clinical Practice Compliance Conference.

1. Medicare Advantage Provider to Pay $270 Million to Settle False Claims Act Liabilities –

According to the OIG’s most recent, published report, many inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) stays did not meet Medicare coverage and documentation requirements.

A well-rounded compliance officer will understand best practices in auditing standards so they can make sure their organization is shining.

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

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?