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OIG: Hospice Activities in the 2013 Work Plan
On October 2, 2012, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) released its Work Plan for 2013. The OIG releases its work plan for each year in advance of...
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Connect with Benesch’s Health Care Practice at the Capital Roundtable –...
Members of our Health Care Practice will be attending and speaking at the Capital Roundtable – Private Equity Investing In Healthcare Services Companies Conference, November 15, 2012 in New York City....
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OIG Report: CMS Needs to Provide More Oversight of HHA Program Integrity Efforts
On December 19, 2012, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) Office of Evaluation and Inspections (OEI) issued a report (OEI-04-11-00220) entitled “CMS...
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Spring Cleaning – Dust Off Your Compliance Program Manual and Take Some...
Compliance program fatigue is nothing new. Over at least the last 15 years, health care organizations have jumped in head first, put together detailed manuals and taken the plunge. However,...
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CMS Announces Discontinuance of the HHABN in Transmittal 2782
On September 6th, 2013, in its Transmittal 2782, CMS announced the discontinuance of the use of the HHABN. Advance Beneficiary Notices of Noncoverage or ABNs are required to be issued by providers in...
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OIG Report: Significant Increase in Part B Ambulance Transports from 2002-2011
On September 24, 2013, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) Office of Evaluation and Inspections (OEI) issued a report (OEI-09-12-00350) entitled...
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HHS DAB Upholds Revocation of Clinic’s Medicare Provider Number
On February 20, 2014, the US Department of Health and Human Services, Departmental Appeals Board upheld CMS’ revocation of the Medicare provider number of a clinic/group practice. In Advanced Care...
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N.Y. Budget Includes Private Equity Healthcare Pilot Project
New York ‘s 2014-2015 budget legislation opens the door for a two-year pilot program allowing private equity firms to own and operate healthcare facilities in the state. The proposed plan would allow...
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OIG Proposes New Revisions to Civil Monetary Penalty Regulations
On May 12th, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) issued a proposed rule which would amend the federal civil monetary penalty (CMP) regulations...
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