Home Health & Hospice Week

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Beware Of Fake Nurse Diplomas That Flooded The Nation

Add one more item to your list of hiring headaches. Not only do you need to check the HHS Office of Inspector General’s searchable database of individuals excluded from federal healthcare programs, but you also need to do an educational background check on your clinical staff, too, a recent enforcement action indicates. Intel: Earlier this year, the OIG embarked on [...]
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