AMARILLO, TX – Under the Medicare anti-kickback statute, it is a felony for DME suppliers to knowingly or willfully offer or pay any remuneration to induce a person to refer a person for the furnishing, or arranging for the furnishing, of any i

AMARILLO, TX – When it comes to fraud enforcement, the real power is with the Medicare contractors: DME MACs, ZPICs, the NSC, and even the accrediting organizations. Certainly, the Department of Justice, with the help of the Office of Inspector

AMARILLO, TX – Anytime the OIG takes the time to shine a “spotlight” on something, it is important to take notice. From time to time, the OIG publishes “Spotlight Articles,” which address certain programs, practices, and products that h

AMARILLO, TX – The Medicare fee-for-service program receives over 1.2 billion claims per year: (i) 4.5 million claims per work day; (ii) 574,000 claims per hour; and (iii) 9,579 claims per minute. From 2010 to 2013 OHMA claims and entitlement w

LAS VEGAS – Onerous audits have plagued a huge percentage of HME providers in recent years, and unfortunately the audit tempo shows no sign of slowing. According to Wayne van Halem (pictured), president of the van Halem Group LLC, the future holds,

AMARILLO, TX – You have heard since the beginning of the competitive bidding program that eventually the single payment amounts would have an effect on areas that are not part of a competitive bidding area (CBA). That time is now. On February 2