Joint Ventures Redux
I'm still thinking about the Office of Inspector General's advisory opinion from April, in which the government decided that joint ventures between a
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Neil Caesar
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Something to Think About
How did you celebrate your birthday? Cake and ice cream with family? A night on the town with your pals? Me? I analyzed a brand new advisory opinion from -
Getting a Fair Shake
I am often hired by suppliers who complain that their area hospitals are being unfair and favoring one HME company over all others. I am also hired by -
Bite-Sized Solutions
Medical equipment suppliers often have a hard time breaking down the important task of internal analysis into manageable, bite-sized pieces. Let's explore -
Your Brother’s Keeper
The No. 1 rule when learning to drive is to watch out for the other driver. No matter how well versed you may be in the rules of the road, you will only -
Wear Your Leathers!
Sit at my feet, Grasshopper. We continue our lesson about how to run your compliance program at peak effectiveness by comparing your home care company -
Your Mileage May Vary
With a nod to Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, we can learn a lot about how to run your compliance program at peak -
Effective Discipline
An effective compliance program must have a mechanism for enforcing the rules. During any investigation by the government or DMERC, a home care company's -
True Confessions
Suppose you receive money from the government that was wrongly paid. You are willing to repay it. So that's all there is to it, right? Not quite. The -
Forget the Duct Tape
Suppose one of your employees reports trouble with your billing department or your sales force or your therapists. Perhaps an anonymous tip came to your