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The OIG’s most recent Medicare Compliance Review of a hospital was posted on their website on Oct. 24, 2018.

1. Four Individuals Charged In Widespread Scheme To Defraud Medicare And Other Health Insurance Providers Through Fraudulent Medical Corporations And False Billing Resulting In Tens Of Millions Of Dollars In Losses –

1. Merced Former CEO and Licensed Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud –

1. Grenada Lake Medical Center to Pay More Than $1.1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Medically Unnecessary Psychotherapy Services –

1. Former Owner of Sleep Study Businesses Convicted of Fraud Conspiracy -

If your organization provides outpatient physical therapy services, it’s probably a good idea to become familiar with the OIG’s latest work in this area.

1. Roseville Dermatologist Accused Of Billing Patients For Procedures Never Performed –

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