OIG Announces Creation of Special Unit for CMP and Exclusion Litigation
Exclusion Screening, LLC has been chronicling the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) interest in exclusion enforcement for quite…
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DOJ Announces New FCA Settlements involving Excluded Persons including a $6.5 Million Settlement involving Services Provided by a Private Duty Nurse Investigated by OIG
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced two new False Claims Act (FCA) settlements involving excluded persons. The…
Exclusion Case Review: 1st Quarter of 2015 Evidences an Increase in Enforcement Efforts by OIG
(This article was originally posted in the National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists‘ “Tip of the Week”) At…
HHS/OIG Excludes Illinois Home Health Agency for Exclusion Violation!
Home Health Agency Excluded for Employing Excluded Nurse HHS/OIG recently issued a press release announcing that it had…
Hospital Enters into False Claims Settlement for Employee with Lapsed License
I. Hospital Employed Therapist with Lapsed License The Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into a settlement with a nonprofit Michigan…
DC Contractor for Dental Providers Indicted for False Claim
I. Fraud Found in HHS’ Backyard A Virginia contractor for dental providers was recently indicted by a grand…
Review of February, 2014 Exclusion Cases: Focus on Nursing Homes Remains High and the Cost of Violations Rise
I. OIG Targets Nursing Homes Last year almost half of the exclusion violation matters reported by the Office…
Excluded Podiatrist Convicted of Racketeering and Health Care Fraud
I. Excluded Podiatrist Commits Health Care Fraud A Michigan podiatrist who was excluded from participation in the…