From attorneys in private health care practices to hospital general counsels, from health system compliance officers to coding managers in every hospital department, the Hospital Liability & Litigation Alert is the one resource every health care compliance professional needs.

Every month, the Hospital Liability & Litigation Alert provides unbeatable insights on what the feds are looking for and how you can stay out of the hot seat. Drawing on our crack staff of attorneys and analysts, the advice of the leading experts in health care compliance, and high-level government contacts, the Hospital Liability & Litigation Alert is a must-have companion to every health care provider’s compliance effort:

• The 7 hidden traps in the OIG’s model compliance plan for hospitals, and how to avoid them.
• 3 telltale signs of “DRG creep” the OIG looks for — and a surefire way to avoid scrutiny.
• What physician ownership arrangements work — and don’t work — under the Stark II law.
• New claims edits, and how to challenge them.
• What to do when the feds don’t play fair — before it happens to you.
• Who’s whistleblower bait — and who isn’t.
• A second set of books — when it’s legal, and when it’s not.
• How to challenge a sampling audit — 8 errors most auditors make, and how to catch them red-handed.
• 4 steps the OIG says will keep a hospital/physician joint venture legal.
• Surefire way to stay in compliance with Medicare’s 72-hour rule.
• What never to claim on a cost report.
• A quick test to see if a hospital could get hit with kickback charges for restocking ambulance supplies.
• How research grant money may lead your hospital astray, unless you take 3 key precautions.

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