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18 Jan 2023, 11:43 am by Aaron Black
While both are in place to control problematic financial incentives in the health care industry, here are five differences between Stark and AKS: Stark is regulated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) while the AKS is regulated by the Office of the Inspector General (the “OIG”) for the Department of Health and Human Services. [read post]
Utilization Management Requirements Including Prior Authorizations The prior authorization requirements of MAOs have been the focus of a report by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General as well as another recent proposed rule by CMS. [read post]
26 Dec 2022, 6:54 pm by Bill Marler
The Roanoke City Health Department, along with the Virginia Department of Health, investigated this outbreak. [read post]
23 Dec 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
It has also sparked scrutiny of foreign influence at a time when the European Union is asserting itself on issues like human rights and the war in Ukraine. [read post]
22 Dec 2022, 6:40 am by Ben Vernia
The company is also entering into a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. [read post]
Most recently, on Friday, December 9, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) signed a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) “to better protect health care consumers and workers from collusion, ensure compliance with laws enforced by OIG and the Antitrust Division, and promote competitive health care markets. [read post]
13 Dec 2022, 6:34 pm by Ben Vernia
The FBI, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service provided substantial assistance in the investigation. [read post]
13 Dec 2022, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
CMS, its contractors, and other federal agencies, such as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG), have used statistical extrapolation against Medicare providers for decades, while strong opposition from the insurance industry has kept it from being applied to audits of MA plans. [read post]
9 Dec 2022, 11:00 am by Arianna Morseau
Department of Health and Human Services General Attorney. [read post]
8 Dec 2022, 10:30 am
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-research-your-hospice-and-avoid-hospice-fraud Since 1995, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General has published warnings and reports outlining the misuse of the hospice benefit. [read post]
2 Dec 2022, 9:45 am by Arianna Morseau
The Office of Inspector General Attorney Advisor. [read post]
28 Nov 2022, 12:56 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
According to OSHA, OSHA has conducted 182 inspections since 2017 at Dollar General locations nationwide where agency inspectors often find unsafe conditions that put workers’ safety at risk if they need to exit quickly in an emergency. [read post]
28 Nov 2022, 8:11 am by David J. Halberg, Esq.
Department of health & Human Services Office of Inspector General, an “adverse medical incident” is one in which a patient’s care results in an undesirable outcome, such as a prolonged patient stay, permanent patient harm, life-saving intervention necessity, or death. [read post]
21 Nov 2022, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced several new changes in its Work Plan update for November 2022. [read post]
13 Nov 2022, 9:05 pm by Dr. Michael Fisher
” If FSIS were a “public health agency,” then FSIS would be an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, not the USDA. [read post]
6 Nov 2022, 9:05 pm by Dr. Michael Fisher
Russell Cross and director of the Wyoming Department of Health Garry McKee came to the position of FSIS Administrator as outside reformers. [read post]
4 Nov 2022, 10:51 am by jeffreynewmanadmin
Department of Health and Human Services that will require regular monitoring of its billing practices for a period of three years.Dr. [read post]
2 Nov 2022, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
On October 3, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report detailing OIG’s findings related to the efficacy of the Unified Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC) program. [read post]