Healthicity Blog

Last month the OCR announced a $3.5 million settlement with Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA).

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

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.

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

For years, the OIG has been performing Hospital Compliance Reviews that are essentially data-driven billing analyses of inpatient and outpatient reimbursement.

When most of us hear about OCR enforcement we immediately think about HIPAA, and rightfully so. There’s no doubt that HIPAA has definitely been a big enforcement area for OCR, but remember that OCR stands for the “Office for Civil Rights” and they oversee other areas of enforcement as well.

The OIG has updated their work plan with its January 2018 additions. Let’s take a deep dive into the updates and what they mean for you as a compliance professional.

Last week, I blogged about State Inspectors General in an attempt to draw attention to the efforts states are taking to combat fraud, waste and abuse in healthcare.