Does your hospital’s credentialing office feel neglected by the HHS Office of Inspector General? Do they feel like the Maytag repair man? If so, tell them to cheer up. In its 2014 Work Plan, the OIG puts “Oversight of Hospital Privileging” squarely in its sights. The plan, released January 31, …
Payments Might Generate Illegal Remuneration But OIG Won’t Impose Sanctions
January 23, 2014 Leave a Comment
With an analysis partially relying on the Sgt. Schultz defense, the Office of Inspector General's first Advisory Opinion of 2014 declines to impose sanctions under the Anti-Kickback Statute on placement fees paid for referrals to senior residential communities, even though the referrals might at some point …