title: Home health, long-term care, and other compliance activities.
abstract: The Federal government continues to crack down on fraud and abuse in the healthcare industry with such initiatives and tools as Operation Restore Trust and intermediate tax sanctions. Home health and long-term care organizations are the latest entities under study by the Office of Inspector General, and the result of these studies likely will be more antifraud and abuse measures being taken against these entities. All healthcare organizations should pay particular attention to their tax risk exposure. Healthcare organizations that put effective compliance programs in place should be able to reduce the overall risk of challenges to their financial practices.
authors.affiliation: Arthur Andersen LLP, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sadoff
mesh_terms: D016265:Conflict of Interest; D004282:Documentation; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D006278:Medicare; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D013660:Taxes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States