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Although most health care lawyers and compliance officers who review and analyze physician compensation understand that fair market value (FMV) is important, the nuances around FMV are sometimes missed....more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 15 days from receipt of its June 21 warning letter to elaborate on corrective actions to address violations of federal requirements...more
This year’s annual Compliance Institute (CI) provided a strong reminder of just how fortunate we are to have such a strong relationship with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG)....more
In late 2023, The Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health and Human Services issued its new General Compliance Program Guidance. In this podcast, David Schumacher, Partner and Co-Chair of the Fraud &...more
Hosted by the American Conference Institute, the 19th Annual FCPA & Anti-Corruption Conference for the Life Sciences Industry returns for another exciting year with carefully researched programming based on critical findings...more
There’s good and bad news out there for compliance departments, and it’s also the same news: Governments now very much appreciate strong compliance programs. On the one hand, that is very good (if not great!) news....more
There it is on page 39, under “Compliance Leadership and Oversight: The Compliance Officer’s Primary Responsibilities”: “. . . the compliance officer should not lead or report to the entity’s legal or financial...more
Corporate Compliance & Ethics Week 2023 kicked off with a gift for healthcare and life sciences compliance practitioners by way of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General’s (OIG)...more
Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance education on a wide variety of current and emerging topics...more
For the better part of a decade, the U.S. Justice Department has led the way on calls for a strong, independent corporate compliance function – until recently, that is. Then the Department of Health and Human Services leaped...more
From 1998-2008, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published compliance program guidelines for various industries in the Federal Register....more
On November 6, 2023, the HHS Office of Inspector General published a new compilation of compliance guidance under the title General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) for the healthcare compliance community and other health...more
On Nov. 6, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (the “OIG”) issued its General Compliance Program Guidance User’s Guide (“GCPG”), a health care compliance program tool for...more
Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference to...more
On April 24, at this year’s Compliance Institute, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Inspector General (IG) Christi Grimm announced an important initiative, which was posted in the Federal Register the next...more
Discover today's best practices for your role in healthcare compliance oversight - The Office of Inspector General of Health and Human Services expects healthcare board members, board audit/compliance committee members,...more
General and specialty compliance education from the comfort of your home or office - HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance learning that covers a wide variety of...more
General and specialty compliance education from the comfort of your home or office - HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance learning that includes updates on the...more
Long before enactment of HIPAA, substance use disorder (“SUD”) treatment records have enjoyed confidentiality protections under 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (“Part 2”). Since HIPAA/HITECH and related regulations went into effect, SUD...more
Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance education, including updates on the latest news in regulatory...more
The Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of the Health and Human Services (OIG) recently changed the language describing a compliance officer’s role in relation to other responsibilities he or she may have...more
General and specialty compliance training from the comfort of your home or office! HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance training that includes updates on the...more
On September 28, 2022, the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) joined the Inspector General for the United States Department of Health and Human Services...more
Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 32 (September 13, 2021) - John Peter Smith (JPS) Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle false claims allegations in a case with a hot risk area, a...more