Healthicity Blog

Does your organization perform blood draws for laboratory tests? Do your lab technicians who draw blood ever need to travel to obtain the specimen from the patient?

1. Contractor physicians’ Group Shares PHI with Vendor Without a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) -

If you are a provider of equipment or supplies to your patients, the latest OIG audit report will be of interest to you.

1. Attorney General Announces Two Medicaid Behavioral Health Fraud Convictions -

It’s that time again. The OIG has updated their work plan with January 2019 additions. Here are some of the recent items I thought you’d find of interest.

1. Colorado Hospital Pays $111,400 for Failure to Terminate Former Employee’s Access to ePHI -

Chiropractic services are regular targets of audits by government agencies including Medicare, Medicaid, and the OIG.

1. United States Joins False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Wheeling Hospital, R & V Associates, and Ronald Violi Based on Improper Payments and Kickbacks to Physicians –