Failure to Abide by Corporate Integrity Agreement Can Trigger Additional Woes

A stethoscope is on top of an agreement.

On June 1, the Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) voted to uphold an order issued by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) against a group of Tennessee-based home health companies to pay $1,322,500 in stipulated penalties for breaches of their Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA). OIG negotiates Corporate Integrity Agreements…

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Failure to Repay Can Result in FCA Case

A man holding money and a gavel in front of him.

There’s nothing wrong with holding on to money for as long as you can before giving it back, is there? Well, if you’re a medical practice and you delay repaying overpayments owed to the government, then it can get you in some hot water. That’s what happened to First Coast Cardiovascular Institute, P.A., a Jacksonville,…

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