tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 3

Exclusions: TENET FORCED TO SELL REDDING MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital chain and OIG come to terms on potential Medicare ouster.The HHS Office of Inspector General isn't afraid to use its most potent enforcement weapons when it comes to medically unnecessary care. On Dec. 11, the HHS Office of Inspector General and Tenet Healthcare Corp. reached a deal on the watchdog agency's proceedings to exclude Tenet's Redding Medical Center from Medicare, Medicaid and other health care programs - a penalty that would be financially crippling. The Santa Barbara, CA-based hospital chain has agreed to sell RMC to an unrelated third party under terms acceptable to the OIG. The...

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