CodeMap® Compliance Briefing: May 16, 2013

Editor's Welcome:

Last week, the OIG published a Special Advisory Bulletin concerning how program exclusions may affect health care providers that treat beneficiaries of federally funded health care programs. The Bulletin discusses the many liabilities that individuals and employers may face if they allow excluded individuals to provide services paid for by the federal government through the Medicare and Medicaid programs. In addition, the Bulletin offers guidance to providers on how not to employ excluded individuals through screening and hiring policies. Today, we will examine this recently released information from the OIG and discuss the compliance policies and procedures your organization should have in place to pro....

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