Healthicity Blog

1. Gainesville Physician and Ex-Wife Indicted in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy –

The Vermont hospital, Brattleboro Memorial, recently paid $1.6 million to the U.S. and State of Vermont to resolve allegations of false claims.

It’s been almost a year and many compliance officers are still trying to figure out how to make use of the OIG Resource Guide.

1. Former Chief Financial Officer of Rocky Boy Health Clinic Sentenced to Prison -

A few weeks ago, we presented a webinar on the impact of the 60-day overpayment rule since its release two years ago. We had so many questions at the end of the webinar, we couldn’t get to all of them.

According to a recent post on Justice.gov, “A Detroit, Michigan-area doctor was sentenced to 72 months in prison today for his role in a $10.4 million conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program.”

1. Mental Health Center to Pay $4 Million under AG Settlement for Illegally Billing MassHealth for Unlicensed Patient Care –

A little over a month ago, I blogged about the OIG guidance regarding compliance requirements and risks associated with grants.