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HCCA Compliance Institute 2021: Session with the OIG and Donna Thiel, Chief Compliance Officer at ProviderTrust
Donna Thiel, Chief Compliance Officer at ProviderTrust and two OIG officials, Nicole Caucci, Deputy Branch Chief and Joanna Francis, Reviewing Official, led a session on Understanding Exclusions at the virtual 2021 HCCA Annual Compliance Institute.
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Celebrating Earth Day
This Earth Day, we interviewed our very own Mary Moore. Mary is one of our resident Data Operations Analysts, a singer-songwriter, and dog-sitter. Among the many things she does, she also advocates for environmental awareness. We took the time to sit down with Mary to ask her what Earth Day means to her and how we […]
OIG Exclusion List Monitoring: What You Need to Know
If you’re looking for an introduction or refresher of the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) Exclusion Program and the process of screening your population for exclusions, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, we explain the basics of OIG exclusions and exclusion list monitoring.
HHS OIG: 1 in 5 Medicare Advantage Organizations Not Using NPI for Program Integrity Oversight
HHS OIG recently released another report about Medicare Advantage organizations including NPIs within encounter data and leveraging these identifiers for program integrity oversight.
Innovation Alert! Instant to Ongoing Exclusion Screening
We are excited to introduce our newest innovation! Instantly screen new providers for exclusions when they enter your workflow, then add them to ongoing exclusion monitoring for continued peace of mind.
OFAC Search and Sanctions: What You Need to Know
What is OFAC? Should healthcare organizations search OFAC sources? In this post we provide an overview of OFAC SDN for healthcare.
International Clients’ Day
Celebrating Our Partners Today, March 19th, is International Clients’ Day! On this day, ProviderTrust celebrates all of our clients who partner with us to make healthcare smarter and safer. The past year has been tough. From transitioning to remote work and adapting your policies and procedures, to battling physician burnout and taking care of the […]
Data Enrichment of OIG Exclusion Lists Prompts Dismissed Investigation
OIG exclusion list monitoring is critical for healthcare organizations. But sometimes, excluded providers can go undetected for years. In this post, we explore how our data enrichment strategy caught a previously undetected exclusion that impressed the OIG enough for them to drop an investigation against our client.
OIG Issues Statement on Telehealth: What You Need to Know
In 2020, telehealth became a vital lifeline for both providers and patients. In this post, we recap the recent statement by HHS-OIG and offer a few tips for ensuring your telehealth services uphold program integrity and protect patients.
Closing the Maternal Health Gap with Homeland Heart
In this conversation with Kristin Mejia-Greene, founder of Homeland Heart & Wellness Collective, we discuss maternal health and mortality, how doulas can prove a powerful advocate within care teams, and how her organization Homeland Heart is working to provide better care for Black mothers in Nashville.
With Deadlines Looming, Payers Need a Strategic Response to Provider Directory Data
Provider directories and the data that power them must evolve to meet the needs of both changing regulatory requirements and an increasingly digital member base.
