Healthicity
1. Retina surgeon’s AMD regimen at center of Medicare fraud case: Earlier this month, a jury convicted West Palm Beach retina surgeon Solomon Melgen, MD, on 67 counts of Medicare fraud.
CJ Wolf
It’s always interesting to hear a doctor’s perspective on compliance, but it’s even more interesting when that doctor happens to be the OIG’s Chief Medical Officer. I had the pleasure of hearing her, Julie Taitsman, MD, JD, speak at the HCCA’s Regional Compliance Conference this May in New York...
CJ Wolf
At the recent HCCA Compliance Institute, the OIG announced a new resource guide entitled, “Measuring Compliance Program Effectiveness.” The new resource guide contains over 400 examples of measures, categorized by the seven elements of an effective compliance program.
CJ Wolf
Daniel Levinson, Inspector General of HHS, was a keynote speaker on Monday, March 27th at the HCCA’s Compliance Institute. Every year most attendees eagerly listen to what he has to say. Among other things, he spoke of what he termed “Compliance 2.0.”
Healthicity
1. Administrator of Miami - Area Home Health Agency Sentenced to 126 Months in Prison for Involvement in $2.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme -
CJ Wolf
If you’re anything like me, you are really looking forward to the HCCA’s annual Compliance Institute this month in National Harbor, MD. In addition to seeing colleagues and networking, it’s a great place to hear multiple perspectives on healthcare compliance.
CJ Wolf
I recently attended the 20th annual HCCA Compliance Institute conference. I attend every year, and look forward to it. As a compliance expert, I go for the people, the networking, but more than anything I go for the information.
