The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is picking up speed with a variety of updates this fall. The following reflects the most noteworthy of the OFCCP’s activity. TRICARE Jurisdiction? Good News on the Horizon! Healthcare employers who receive TRICARE dollars have long suffered through the back and forth […]
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On to a New Year and a New Editor
This year is soon over and we look to the future and what 2020 will bring. For me, it brings retirement and new plans. While I look forward to this new adventure, I will surely miss everyone who has been a part of the past 26 years at Baird Holm. A […]
OIG Issues Fraud Alert Warning of Scam
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a short fraud alert to individuals and facilities warning of a new scam. HHS OIG has been impersonated by scammers who represent themselves as HHS OIG representatives in an attempt to collect personal information from […]
New CMS Advice to CAHs Adding a Provider-Based Location
A new publication by CMS’s Quality, Safety and Oversight Group Director seeks to coordinate two important steps prior to the addition of any new practice location for a critical access hospital (CAH). This is intended to emphasize the requirement for CAHs that any new provider-based location located off-campus is more […]
October 2019 Was Full of Tricks, Not Treats, from the Office for Civil Rights
October was a busy month for the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) as it handed down one settlement and one civil monetary penalty for HIPAA violations and secured corrective action in a third case involving allegations of discrimination. With each enforcement announcement, OCR continues to send a message to health […]

