HHA Agency Settles False Claims Act Allegations for $150 Million.
One of the nation’s largest home health services providers, Amedisys Inc. and its affiliates (Amedisys), agreed to pay $150 million…
HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Tool Released by HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new security risk assessment (SRA) tool to aid small- to…
Halifax Settles for $85 Million for Violating the Stark Law
On March 11, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Halifax Hospital Medical Center and Halifax Staffing Inc. (collectively referred…
Physician Receives 15-Year Exclusion and Pays $1.5 Million
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported that the OIG will exclude Jospeh…
CMS Announces Pause in RAC Operations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will pause Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) operations to…
Hospital System Pays $85 Million for Violating the Stark Law
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that Halifax Hospital Medical Center and Halifax Staffing Inc. (collectively referred to as…
HHS Proposes Issuance of OCR HIPAA Audit Surveys
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) seeking to collect approximately…
RAC Program Paused by CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a pause in the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program until…
HHS Publishes CLIA Program and HIPAA Privacy Final Rule
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a final rule that amends the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments…
CMS Provides Additional Guidance for Hospital Inpatient Certification and Admission Orders
On January 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released additional guidance for hospital inpatient certification and admission…
OIG Reports on Part D Sponsors Voluntary Reporting of Fraud and Abuse Data.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently reported on a study related to Medicare…
CMS Announces National ICD-10 Testing Week March 3-7.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a national testing week from March 3 through March 7, 2014…