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Prepare for an External Audit with Internal Audit
© Canadian Bar Assn. Use these strategies to update your compliance plan before an auditor strikes if you can. Although an audit is a routine function that the…
Continue reading...FDA Bad Ad Program Targets Casual Drug Info
1. June 2010
Got time to help the feds monitor misleading drug ads? Health care providers can now take on an active role in helping the federal government monitor misleading drug ads with the launch of the Bad Ad Program, the
Continue reading...Brush Up on HIPAA Privacy Compliance
1. June 2010
Follow these 3 tips when handling patient privacy concerns at your organization. Compliance officers may think that they’ve dotted all of their i’s and crossed all of their t’s, but if they miss even a small piece of the privacy…
Continue reading...Where Is Money for National Controlled Substance Database?
24. May 2010
If you haven’t checked your practice’s controlled substance monitoring policies lately, now may be the time. A standardized, nationwide drug database program should be set up to cover all states, say several groups who are calling for improvements of a…
Continue reading...Keep Your Practice’s DME Dealings in the Clear
17. May 2010
Experts reveal three ways to stay compliant in this increasingly hot risk area. Last week, we addressed how the feds will likely be increasing their scrutiny of financial relationships between physicians and DME manufacturers. While it may be hard to…
Continue reading...Don’t Let Financial Ties to Manufacturers Create Legal Woes
10. May 2010
Transparency of prescriber-supplier relationships is increasing. With the new health care reform law in place, the feds will soon be able to take a harder look at financial relationships between physicians and companies that make drugs, biologics, medical devices and…
Continue reading...Top 5 Ways a Compliance Officer Can Help Her CEO
3. May 2010
Be a funnel, not a tube, Tenet CEO tells audience at a recent compliance conference. Tenet Healthcare Corporation’s now-legendary $900 million bust began with hospital divestiture trouble in 2002 and only ended in 2006 after upcoding and kickback allegations…
Continue reading...HHS Warning: Beware of Insurance Scammers
26. April 2010
No one should take advantage of the new health care reform law, says HHS chief. While many professionals in the health care industry worry over unintended or unpredictable costs brought on by the new reform laws, fraudsters are taking advantage…
Continue reading...Texas Doctor Charged in PT Fraud Cases
19. April 2010
Aside from illegal drug distribution, feds link her to a $30M physical therapy scam. You might be too young to get benefits, but you’re never too old to commit Medicare fraud: That’s the latest message in the constant string of…
Continue reading...Facet Joint Injections, Ultrasound Services on OIG’s Radar Screen
12. April 2010
Know what the OIG’s watching to make sure you’re billing properly. The OIG makes recommendations to CMS throughout the year explaining where they’ve found that the government is losing money on health care and offering recommendations on how to stop…
Continue reading...- Some Flowers & Some PHI
- Organized Crime Turns to Health Care Fraud
- Audit Alert: Ambulance Services for Part A SNF Residents
- Feds Pinpoint Therapy in Major NPP Incident To Snafus
- Senior Medicare Patrol Recovered $4.5 Million by Watching for Fraud and Abuse
- Keep Staff Up to Date on CPR, Physical Restraint Policies
- HHS Investigates Humana For Scary Flyer
- OIG Settlement Highlights Personal Accountability for Compliance Officers, CEOs
- Prepare for Increased Fraud Enforcement with Medicaid Compliance Plan
- HHS Issues New Interim Rule on HIPAA Penalties
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- Do You Have a “Direct Reporting Relationship” with Your Board?
- Feds Tell Employers to Give Young Adults Coverage
- How to Get Physician Buy-In on Compliance Programs
- United Settles with Physicians, Subscribers for $350M
- Should Health Care Organizations Equate Risk with Compliance?
- Wisconsin Passes Parity Law for Mentally Ill and Drug Abusers
- HHS Must Draft New Regs on Visitation, Advance Directives at Hospitals
- New York OMIG’s Game Plan: Follow the 1’s and 0’s
- New Health Care Reform Law Alters Stark “In-Office” Exception
- Get Ready for More Modifier 59 Scrutiny
7. June 2010
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