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Fraud & Abuse:

OIG Plans To Crack Down On Documentation Requirements

Published on Wed Apr 27, 2011

Mandatory compliance plans are on deck, OIG says in HEAT training session. Home care providers are in the fraud and abuse enforcement hot seat these days, and it can be hard to get answers on how to resolve specific compliance problems. The HHS Office of Inspector General discussed many of these issues during its four-hour HEAT Provider Compliance Training session on May 17 in Washington, D.C., where OIG experts offered advice on how to avoid health care fraud and abuse, and what to do if you find these issues in your organization. The OIG reps covered a very wide range of issues during the training session. Here are some that could most help you navigate the compliance waters: 1. Mandatory compliance plans are coming soon. Although the government has not yet finalized the requirements that you'll need to follow for mandatory compliance plans, you should be aware that they are [...]
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