CJ Wolf
The OIG has added new work plan items in July 2018. I’ve detailed the items I find the most interesting below.
Elizabeth Wright
The National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) is a program designed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to prevent overpayment or improper payment of procedures that should not be submitted together.
CJ Wolf
The DOJ and OIG recently announced the 2018 Fraud Takedown which resulted in charges against 601 individuals responsible for over $2 Billion in fraud, according to the federal government
Healthicity
1. Healogics Agrees to Pay Up to $22.51 Million to Settle False Claims Act Liability for Improper Billing of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy –
CJ Wolf
In June 2018, the OIG added more items to its work plan. Here’s a quick summary of some of those newly added items
Healthicity
1. Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty in Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme –
Healthicity
1. Signature HealthCARE to Pay More Than $30 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Rehabilitation Therapy –
CJ Wolf
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.
