Effective Compliance Plan

OIG Finds Nursing Homes Not Reporting Patient Abuse and Neglect

(August 21, 2014): Nursing facilities are required and expected to report any and all allegations of patient abuse or neglect to ensure patient safety. A recent study of their records by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that a number of these facilities have not been fully […]

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Health Integrity Audits of Texas and Oklahoma Home Health Agencies are on the Rise.

(August 14, 2011): Home health agencies in Texas and Oklahoma remain under considerable scrutiny by Medicare contractors tasked with identifying fraud and abuse perpetrated against the Medicare Trust Fund. As discussed below, these Medicare contractors have a number of tools at their disposal, many of which can effectively place a home health agency in financial

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