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Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy - July 21st - 24th, Nashville, TN

Grounded in the OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance and DOJ’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, our immersive, three-and-a-half-day, classroom-style Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy equips compliance...more

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Hospice Insights Podcast - Hospice Audit Updates: David Beats Goliath

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Hospice audits can have profound financial implications, particularly when the auditors use statistical extrapolation to identify an overpayment amount. The use of extrapolation runs across auditor types, including UPICs and...more

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OIG Report Finds that the Medicare Program Improperly Paid Acute-Care Hospitals for Outpatient Services Provided to Hospice...

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On November 12, 2024, OIG published a report concluding that the Medicare program overpaid acute-care hospitals an estimated $190 million over five years for outpatient services provided to hospice enrollees....more

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UPIC Report Card: The OIG’s Evaluation of the UPICs Provides Insight Into the Future of Hospice Audits

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The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report detailing its evaluation of CMS’s primary fraud, abuse and waste investigators—the Unified Program Integrity...more

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Hospices Audited for Provider Relief Fund Payments

After more than two years since the initial Provider Relief Fund (“Fund”) disbursement, hospices are beginning to see audits of their Fund expenditures by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) Office of the...more

Morgan Lewis - Health Law Scan

OIG Hospice Audits of Provider Relief Fund Use Have Arrived

The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has, for the last several years, been actively auditing hospices regarding their Medicare regulatory and billing compliance, with a national hospice audit in the works. Recently, OIG...more

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COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series | Pulling the Strings: New OIG Audits Scrutinize How Hospices Used Provider Relief Funds

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For the last two-and-a-half years, hospices and other providers have been using billions in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments to prepare for, respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Office of Inspector...more

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Beyond Hospice: The OIG Renews Its Scrutiny of Home Health Agencies

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As many hospices continue to diversify into new business lines, staying abreast of enforcement trends outside of hospice is more important than ever. Home health in particular, is receiving significant government scrutiny. In...more

Morgan Lewis - Health Law Scan

OIG Planning Nationwide Audit of Hospice Eligibility – What You Should Know

The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently announced its Office of Audit Services plans to conduct a nationwide review of hospice eligibility, focusing on those Medicare hospice beneficiaries who haven't had an...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Webinar] 2021 Mid-Year OIG Work Plan and Other Important Updates: – Hospitals, Physician Practices, Home Health, and Hospice -...

Learning Objectives: - Discuss OIG work planning process, work plan items, and other government reports - Provider insights into COVID-19 audits, reviews, and monitoring... During this program, we will provide an...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

OIG to Initiate New Hospice Investigations and Audits

More than one year after two major hospice reports raised concerns ranging from billing to patient safety, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) continues its review of the...more

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COVID-19 Hasn't Interrupted Everything: Certain Hospice Audit Activity Continues Despite Public Health Emergency

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COVID-19 threw a wrench into certain hospice audit activity, but the machine rumbles on. In today’s podcast episode, Husch Blackwell's Meg Pekarske, Erin Burns and Bryan Nowicki discuss the current state of hospice audits,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Webinar] 2020 Mid-Year OIG Work Plan and Other Important Updates – Hospitals, Physician Practices, and Home Health/Hospice - June...

Main Points Covered: - Discuss OIG Work Planning Process, Items, and other Government Reports - COVID-19 Audits, Reviews, and Monitoring - Preparing for Hotline and Whistleblower Reports...more

Baker Donelson

OIG Work Plan – October 2019 Update

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The OIG updates its Work Plan monthly to identify audits and evaluations that are underway or proposed by the OIG's Office of Audit Services and Office of Evaluation and Inspections. The October 2019 update identifies new...more

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Recent OIG Audits of Home Health and Hospice Surveys May Signal Increased Scrutiny on Worker Qualifications

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Recent audits by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) conclude that state survey agencies in a number of states and a leading national accrediting agency serving the home health and...more

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