Elder care has been a concern for the nation over the past decade, and the need for qualified personnel and reputable facilities is continuing as a high demand.  With this swelling demand, there is growing concern over ...

Anyone working in the field of healthcare human resources should understand the role of the Office of the Inspector General in both investigating fraud related to federal health care programs and penalizing health organi...

It's generally a fairly simple concept that an entity that hires or contracts an excluded individuals is subject to monetary penalties. But what happens when those lines get a little fuzzier? A bulletin released by the...

Looks like the OIG means business. Over the course of the past 13 days, over $250,000 in fines have been meted out due to the alleged employment of excluded individuals.  The first involved a Minnesota pharmacist who o...

The OIG has wrapped up a successful year, recovering an expected $4.9 billion dollars for US taxpayers. Looking back over the year, we take note of the following points of interest: Over 4,000 individuals or entities...

You've discovered an OIG exclusion blooper.  Now what? If you're like most administrators, you'd probably opt to fire the excluded employee, bury the evidence, and hope that the OIG never finds out about it.  After al...

 With OIG fines topping $300K, perhaps it’s partial comfort to know that health care organizations are not the only ones getting nailed. In a recent disclosure, (https://go.usa.gov/X6d4), the State of Florida admitte...