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Durable Medical Equipment

For decades compliance professionals have been reading Department of Justice press releases related to fraud, waste, and abuse involving durable medical equipment (DME). DME includes prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (also known as DMEPOS).

The OIG added many new items to their work plan in June. We’ve highlighted a select number of them below.

Years ago, the OIG initiated a strategy to engage the healthcare community to combat fraud, waste, and abuse

Despite the national health emergency, on September 30th, the DOJ announced their latest national fraud take down.

$1 Billion Dollar Fraud Bust

There’s always been a great deal of discussion around the challenge of finding a coding position, and also around where a coding certification might take you after a little experience under your belt.

1. Signature HealthCARE to Pay More Than $30 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Rehabilitation Therapy –

Wake up and stop snoring! Well, at least from a compliance perspective, some of us need to wake up according to the latest OIG report on the types of devices that treat, among other things, sleep apnea and the accompanying snoring for some patients.