Clash with the HHS Office of Inspector General and you could find yourself touted on the agency's Web page - even if the tussle is an administrative action that gets settled, historically a much lower-profile contretemps with the feds than, say, a full out False Claims Act action.
OIG chief Janet Rehnquist unveiled a new enforcement section on the OIG Web site March 18 as part of the agency's ongoing effort to enhance public outreach to the provider community and others. The "Fraud Prevention and Detection" section touts recent OIG cases that result in either criminal prosecutions or civil...
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