by Advize Admin | Mar 25, 2022 | Healthcare Facepalm, OIG Files
I recently needed to get a CT scan done as part of a full physical examination. The ordering doctor and the imaging center are associated with a very large group in the Central Florida area. Upon leaving the visit with the physician, I was handed a hard...
by Advize Admin | Feb 18, 2022 | OIG Files
In some of my recent posts, I have mentioned the term “carouselling,” as it pertains to the recycling of diabetic testing supplies. I have had several people inquire about this term and how the scheme works. Carouselling Is the purchasing and reselling of...
by Erik Consorsha | Feb 11, 2022 | FWA, OIG Files
I spent about 25 years in federal law enforcement, and most of that time was as a Senior Special Agent at HHS-OIG. I loved working there, and I loved doing healthcare fraud investigations. When I was exploring retirement, and what I was interested in doing...
by Erik Consorsha | Jan 11, 2022 | OIG Files
For those of you who have been keeping up with the Elizabeth Holmes/Theranos trial, you likely have seen that there was a very mixed verdict. Holmes was convicted on some counts, acquitted on some and the jury was deadlocked on others. From a reader’s perspective, it...
by Erik Consorsha | Jul 9, 2021 | OIG Files
Actual Loss is defined as “reasonably foreseeable pecuniary harm that resulted from the offense.” Intended Loss is defined as “the pecuniary harm that the defendant purposefully sought to inflict.” For us that do not have a law degree, what does this all...
by Erik Consorsha | Jun 18, 2021 | OIG Files
We provide a lot of advisory and consulting services for the legal community. Our Former HHS-OIG Special Agents have that very niche experience in the ability to speak healthcare fraud, waste and abuse as well as legalese. In working with the various law firms on...
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