Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have reduced Medicare spending and improved care quality, but some organizations are doing it better than others, the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG)...
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, overstated wage index data by over $12.3 million, which would have significantly impacted Medicare reimbursement rates for hospitals...
Audits performed by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) showed that hospitals received excess Graduate Medical Education (GME) Medicare reimbursement after counting residents and interns as more...
A recent Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigation found two major vulnerabilities with MACRA implementation. The HHS watchdog reported that CMS still needs to provide practice-specific...
The VA recently removed its medical center director from his position and temporarily reassigned him to administrative duties after the Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported several patient safety...
New Jersey’s Department of Health and Human Services may have to repay the federal government almost $95 million after the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently found that the state agency...
Hospitals may face more Medicare reimbursement audits on inpatient and outpatient claims after the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently found several vulnerabilities associated with the...
MACRA implementation has been a major priority for CMS in the past year, but the Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently found several challenges that...
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently found the most significant management and performance challenges facing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including financial...
Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General. The crimes reported...
Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General. The crimes reported...
Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General. The crimes reported...
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently posted written testimonial on 340B savings and Medicare fraud, as submitted to the House of Representatives from Ann Maxwell, Assistant Inspector...
Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General. The crimes reported...
Swing-bed services provided at 90 percent of critical access hospitals (CAHs) could have been avoided by use of neighboring alternative facilities during 2010, reports the Office of Inspector General...
Here is a general roundup of the past week’s developments in healthcare fraud and malpractice, as reported by the Department of Justice. The crimes reported below result in multiple millions of...
State agency claimed Medicaid reimbursement for some home and community-based services provided by New York City providers that did not comply with Federal and State requirements.
The Department of...
AHA Executive Vice President Rick Pollack issued comments describing the statute as “outdated regulatory barriers.”
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is speaking out against the Office of...
A recent audit of Highmark Medicare Services found that the company claimed unallowable Medicare Benefits.
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General...
OIG released its annual analysis of the top current and future challenges facing the Department of Health and Human Services.
Every year, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) prepares a summary of the...