http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/new-era-of-healthcare-fraud-investigations-puts-spotlight-on-the-c-suite.html

More and more, the government is holding individuals — not just the organizations they work for — responsible for fraud.

Traditionally, healthcare companies were only expected to provide information about the underlying factual situation in a fraud investigation. However, these investigations have become more complicated, as the Department of Justice has taken a strong stance on pursuing healthcare executives involved in fraud cases to hold them personally responsible.

Venson Wallin, managing director of BDO’s Healthcare Advisory practice, recently spoke withBecker’s Hospital Review about the shift in individual accountability standards and steps hospital and health system executives can take to protect themselves from liability.