When Can Patients Be Offered Free or Local Discounted Local Transportation Without Violating the Anti-Kickback Statute? OIG Releases New Rules and Safe Harbor Guidelines for Free and Discounted Transportation to Established Patients.

One persistent and tricky regulatory issue in healthcare is when can patients be offered free or discounted local transportation without it ...

New Jersey OB/GYN Settles Civil Allegations on Pelvic Floor Therapy Claims, Pays $5.25 Million and Agrees to 20-Year OIG Exclusion

On November 15, 2016, a New Jersey OB/GYN, Labib Riachi, agreed to be excluded from participation in Federal health care programs, including...

Napa Gastroenterologist Agrees To Pay $400,000 To Settle Allegations That He Upcoded Patient Visits and Unbundled Conoloscopy Charges To The Medicare Program

On or about April 1, 2016   Dr. Ali S. Vaziri, a gastroenterologist in private practice in Napa, California, agreed (without admitting any l...

Check Out OIG’s Newly Updated List of Corporate Integrity Agreements to Understand Recent Compliance Issues

In keeping up on the latest compliance issues, reporting issues, and the government's view on health care law issues, one of a health ca...

OIG Exclusion and Reinstatement of Excluded Individuals and Entities

One of the collateral consequences of criminal convictions for health care professionals is exclusion by the Office of Inspector General (OI...

Riverside Woman Convicted in Federal Court of Stealing Identities of Residents of Medical Facility in Long Beach. Reason Facilities Need Strong HIPAA and Privacy Procedures.

One of the reasons medical facilities should have strong HIPAA policies and procedures, as well as enforcement and training, is to prevent e...