tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 5

COMPLIANCE: 6 Ways to Head Off Compliance Problems --and Lawsuits

How carefully do you listen to your employees' complaints? A hospice chain's $25 million settlement may make life harder for all hospices, thanks to increased scrutiny placed on the industry -- but we've got six quick steps that can help you avoid a similar fate. Birmingham, Ala.-based SouthernCare Inc., a hospice chain with 95 offices in 15 states, has announced a $24.7 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and HHS Office of Inspector General to settle False Claims Act charges. In lawsuits filed in 2005 and 2007, two former employees accused Southern-Care of admitting...

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