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…
6,000 Whistleblowers and Still Counting
In 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported having secured $3.8 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases…
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…
2014 Work Plan Released by OIG
On January 31, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its 2014…
OIG Solicits Recommendations for New Safe Harbors and Special Fraud Alerts.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a notice calling for recommendations for…
OIG Releases Its Fall 2013 Semiannual Report to Congress.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its Fall 2013 (April-September) Semiannual Report…
OIG Issues Report Recommending Review of Clinicians with High Cumulative Medicare Part B Payments.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report focused on clinicians generating…
OIG Issues Top Management Challenges for 2013.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a list of the biggest management…
The OIG Recommends Additional Monitoring for Medicare Nursing Home Hospitalization Rates.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report analyzing Medicare nursing home…
OIG Issues Report Scrutinizing Increased Hospital Outlier Payments.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report examining an increase in hospital…
OIG Recommends the University of Miami Hospital Pay $3.7 Million in Overpayments.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the University of Miami Hospital…
OIG Issues Updated Civil Monetary Penalties Report.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report summarizing updated civil monetary…