Question

True or False
1. In 2018, Banner agreed to pay the United States over $18 million.
2. The Iro conducts a claims review and short stay review each year at certain covered facilities. There is currently no screening process for Covered Persons prior to engaging their services.
3. There is only one Area Compliance Program Director.
4. New compliance personnel, policies, procedures, and processes were required under the CIA.
5. Banner’s Corporate Integrity Agreement is available for you to read on the OIG website.

Answer 1

The given statements are True. Yes, it is true that In 2018, Banner agreed to pay the United States over $18 million.

In order to encourage adherence to the laws, rules, and written directives of Medicare, Medicaid, and all other Federal health care programs (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(f)), Banner Health (Banner) hereby enters into this Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (Federal health care program requirements).Banner is concluding a Settlement Agreement with the US concurrently with this CIA. "Banner Health" refers to (a) Banner Health and (b) its directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries that offer acute care hospital inpatient services for the purposes of this CIA. Prior to the CIA's execution, Banner claims to have voluntarily implemented a Compliance Program.

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