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30 May 2024, 5:49 am by Amos Toh
(The department has requested $18 million for its Privacy Office, $48 million for its Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and $233 million for its Inspector General). [read post]
28 May 2024, 12:08 pm by Kelly Shivery
Cape Cod Hospital Settlement Includes a Corporate Integrity Agreement As part of the settlement, CCH signed a five-year corporate integrity agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG). [read post]
24 May 2024, 4:00 am by The Health Law Firm
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) launched a multi-state coordinated law enforcement action to apprehend individuals engaged in a scheme to sell false and fraudulent nursing degree [...] [read post]
24 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jay Butchko
According to a report from the US Department of Labor and the Office of Inspector General (OIG), injuries and illnesses rose among warehouse workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, but even as the severity of illness risk has receded since the start of the pandemic, warehouse workers continue to sustain severe injuries on the job. [read post]
23 May 2024, 3:53 pm by Kate Reeves
There are strong parallels between the misconduct that occurred in the FBI’s investigation of the cases that Turner reported and the misconduct that occurred about 15 years later in the Nassar case, which is extensively detailed in a 2021 report by the DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General. [read post]
14 May 2024, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently announced that it intends to increase scrutiny of fee-for-service peripheral vascular procedures billed to the Medicare program. [read post]
7 May 2024, 10:58 am by Allan Blutstein
.) -- denying government’s motion to dismiss and oddly ruling that: (1) HHS Office of Inspector General’s response that it did not maintain requested records (and forwarding request to CMS) was not an adverse determination triggering exhaustion requirement; and (2) OIG's response letter failed to notify plaintiff of its right to seek assistance from a FOIA Public Liaison, and therefore it did not trigger actual exhaustion. [read post]
4 May 2024, 8:31 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Dixon of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) is quoted as stating “Contractors for the government who do not follow procedures to safeguard individuals’ personal health information will be held accountable. [read post]
3 May 2024, 2:18 pm by Yosi Yahoudai
He allegedly faxed several law enforcement agencies in Nevada claiming the sheriff had died.In July, according to the affidavit filed in Sacramento Federal Court, Iagounov would pose as an agent of the NASA Inspector General’s office. [read post]
3 May 2024, 6:28 am by Peter Terreri
On April 8, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 24-02, involving independent charity patient assistance programs (PAPs) associated with 12 specific diseases (the Disease Funds) operated by the Requestor. [read post]
1 May 2024, 1:18 pm by Melissa Tremblay
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, regarding the illegality of [similar] swapping schemes under the AKS. [read post]
22 Apr 2024, 9:55 am by Lebowitz & Mzhen
There are 238 open nursing home investigations tied to Medicaid fraud out of 16,833 among all provider types, according to the report issued by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). [read post]
18 Apr 2024, 10:20 am by David Aaron
For U.S. persons (U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents) to be “agents of a foreign power,” their activity generally must implicate U.S. criminal laws. [read post]
16 Apr 2024, 11:41 am by Barrett Ahn
Meadows with the Department of Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General (DHHS-OIG) asserted that the “DHHS-OIG remains steadfast in holding accountable those who prioritize personal gain over delivering legitimate medical services. [read post]
11 Apr 2024, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
To this point, they requested that the fraud prevention measures of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, a team with representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), should be investigated by GAO in order to identify weaknesses and areas for improvement. [read post]