5 compliance fundamentals that are guaranteed to grant you favor in the eyes of the OIG - and every other law enforcement agency. Essential before your next inspection. 1. Protocol Compliance officials expect you to have an efficient, comprehensive compliance...
What To Do if You Currently Employ an Excluded Individual
July 8, 2015
I Found Out I Employed An Excluded Party...Now What? (Understanding Self-Disclosure Protocol) Discovering that you’ve employed an excluded individual can happen even to the most meticulous in the health care industry. How you address it is...
How to Protect Yourself From Third Party Vendors
May 29, 2015
Healthcare companies can have a strong exclusion screening program and have it strictly implemented by their Human Resources and Compliance Departments. However, the problem can very well lie with third-party vendors. Aside from employees and staff members, vendors play a...
A Synopsis of 2014 Exclusion Fines
May 14, 2015
Here is a helpful infographic detailing the 2014 OIG Exclusion Fines. Using charts and maps, the infographic is divided into sections by type, by month, and by state. A quick look reveals 15 types of health care facilities/programs, with the...
Feds Pressuring States to Step Up Exclusion Reporting
May 7, 2015
When the Federal OIG threatens to enforce exclusion, they mean business. Pronto. The Federal OIG's Ohio State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2014 Onsite Review slaps the Ohio State Unit on the grounds that it 'did not consistently submit reports of...
Potentially Game-Changing OIG Exclusion Verdict
April 30, 2015
Can a healthcare organization be entirely excluded simply by having an excluded individual amongst their staff roster? We never would have thought so; but here comes another new wrinkle in the field of exclusion fines and punitive actions. To quote...
Regards from HCCA’s 19th Annual Compliance Institute
April 21, 2015
The HCCA's 19th Annual Compliance Institute is keeping us pretty busy! Here are a couple of eye-openers from the experience: There's a lot to learn. Compliance law is constantly changing. Keeping abreast of the ever-shifting legal landscape can be a full-time...
The buck stops… where? Protecting yourself from your vendors.
March 17, 2015
Are your vendors poised to dump your facility into hot water? Not that we're suspicious, you understand. Your vendors are reputable -- right? And skilled. And low-cost, to boot. Surely, you did your due diligence on all of these counts before entering into contract with them....
