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 meticu...

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. As...

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 faciliti...

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 c...

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 a...

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...

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 dilige...