Posts Tagged ‘Medicare Fraud’

OIG HEAT Program Video Series Fraud and Abuse Issues

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

OIG Fraud and Abuse / HEAT Program Videos

The Office of Inspector General is posting a series of video presentation on the HEAT program.  Topics covered include general information on health care fraud laws, the Anti-kickback Statute, the False Claims Act and dealing with investigations.  The OIG will be posting a total of 11 videos and audio podcasts that are part of the award-winning Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) Provider Compliance Training initiative. The first educational presentation was posted on the OIG website the week of December 5.  New posting will be made over the next few months.

As of the time of this post, the OIG page includes 4 new videos.  One is an introduction to the new video program.  Other current videos cover the False Claims Act, Anti-kickback Statute and Program Exclusions.

You can access the OIG video web site here:  OIG Fraud and Abuse Videos

Through the OIG video presentation page, you can also access a series of 16 videos covering a variety of compliance related topics including:

Categories
Health Law Blog

Health care legal issues affecting health care providers including |

| Stark Law and State Anti-Referral Laws
| Anti-Kickback Statute and Safe Harbor Regulations
| Medicare Reimbursement Issues
| Managed Care Legal Issues
| Behavioral Health Care Legal Issues
| Health Care Antitrust Issues
| Health Care Contracting
| Integrated Delivery System Issues
| Certificate of Need
| Electronic Health Information
| Health Care Fraud and Abuse
| Other Legal Issues Affecting Health Care Providers |

John H. Fisher
Health Care Counsel
Ruder Ware, L.L.S.C.
500 First Street, Suite 8000
P.O. Box 8050
Wausau, WI 54402-8050
Tel 715.845.4336
Fax 715.845.2718
Ruder Ware is a member of Meritas Law Firms Worldwide

The Health Care Law Blog is made available by Ruder Ware for educational purposes and to provide a general understanding of some of the legal issues relating to the health care industry. This site does not provide specific legal advice and you should not use the information contained on this site to address your specific situation without consulting with legal counsel that is well versed in health care law and regulation. By using the Health Care Law Blog site you understand that there is no attorney client relationship between you and Ruder Ware or any individual attorney. Postings on this site do not represent the views of our clients. This site links to other information resources on the Internet. These sites are not endorsed or supported by Ruder Ware, and Ruder Ware does not vouch for the accuracy or reliability of any information provided therein. Please do not send any confidential information to anyone at the firm before an attorney-client relationship is formally established. For further information regarding the articles on this blog, contact Ruder Ware through our primary website.

Improve the web with Nofollow Reciprocity.