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Highlights from OIG’s New Compliance Program Guidance

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) released an important new compliance resource in November 2023. The HHS OIG’s new General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) is intended...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

HHS OIG General Compliance Program Guidance: An empowered and independent compliance function

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

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EnforceMintz — DOJ and OIG Guidance Emphasizes the Importance of a Robust and Dynamic Compliance Program

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2023 was a busy year across several federal agencies in terms of issuing compliance guidance for corporations, including health care companies. For example, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued significant compliance...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

“Let’s Talk Compliance”: OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance: How to Refresh Compliance Programs

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Editor’s Note: PYA and Foley & Lardner hosted the 6th Annual “Let’s Talk Compliance” two-day Virtual Conference on January 18 and 19, 2024. Panelists included Foley & Lardner attorneys and PYA experts. The event was hosted by...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

HHS-OIG Year in Review 2023

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is tasked with providing objective oversight to protect the integrity and promote the efficiency of Medicare, Medicaid, and more than...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

The OIG Releases Updated General Compliance Program Guidance

As 2023 came to a close, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released an updated General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) manual, which serves as a reference guide for...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

HHS Releases Groundbreaking General Compliance Program Guidance, Setting New Standards for Healthcare Entities

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On November 6, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and practical general compliance guidance in decades. The new...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

In Case You Missed It: New OIG General Compliance Program Guidance

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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

Goodwin

A Practical Look at OIG’s New Compliance Guidance

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On November 6, 2023, for the first time in 15 years, HHS OIG issued a new reference guide for the health care compliance community – the General Compliance Program Guidance, or GCPG. While the GCPG does not set new legal...more

Lathrop GPM

OIG Publishes New Compliance Guidance for Health Care Entities, Along with Plan for Targeted “Industry Specific” Guidance Starting...

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On October 6, 2023, the Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) released brand new “General Compliance Program Guidance” to assist health care providers, entities, and other...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Key Takeaways from the OIG’s New Comprehensive General Compliance Program Guidance

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) on November 6, 2023, marking the first update to OIG’s compliance program guidance...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

“Dear OIG”: The Newest Way to Attain Kickback Guidance

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently unveiled a quicker process to answer the healthcare industry’s most pressing questions on the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), allowing healthcare stakeholders to attain more timely...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

OIG Offers Guidance for ASCs When Physician-Investors Fail the One-Third Income Test

Nearly 25 years ago, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created a regulatory safe harbor to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) for physician investment in...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The OIG Provides Stakeholders a Newly Expanded FAQ Process

The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published a revamped frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) page and process on March 23, 2023, creating a new platform to...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

OIG Offers Stakeholders a New Avenue for Informal Fraud and Abuse Guidance

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On March 23, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new, expanded frequently asked questions (FAQs) process. Although OIG has long maintained FAQs on...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Compliance Officers Lookout! DOJ and OIG Tag Team Corporate Integrity Agreements

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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

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OIG Releases Advisory Opinion Request Template

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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released a template that parties may use when preparing advisory opinion requests. The voluntary template provides a simple...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2022 Research Conference - October 6th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm CDT

Stay on top of the latest in research compliance - Do you want to learn: - Current best practices for building and maintaining a  research compliance work plan? - How to better shift your program’s research focus in...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

PhRMA Updates its Code on Interactions with Health Care Professionals in Response to the OIG's Special Fraud Alert on Speaker...

On Friday, August 6, 2021, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the preeminent trade association representing pharmaceutical companies, announced revisions to its Code on Interactions with Health Care...more

King & Spalding

Revised PhRMA Code Provides Stricter Controls on HCP Speaker Programs

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The Revised PhRMA Code Takes Effect January 1, 2022 - On August 6, 2021, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) released highly anticipated revisions to its Code on Interactions with Health Care...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care

New OIG Guidance Permits Federally Qualified Health Centers to Offer Remote Patient Monitoring, Big-Box Store Gift Cards, and...

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) deliver care to some of the nation's most vulnerable individuals and families, including federal Medicare and Medicaid health care program beneficiaries. As safety net providers,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 43. News Briefs: December 2020

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 43 (December 7, 2020) - In a new provider compliance audit, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) said The Palace at Home, a for-profit home health care agency (HHA) in Miami,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Special Fraud Alert: OIG Raises Concerns with Speaker Programs

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In its November 16, 2020, Special Fraud Alert, the HHS Office of Inspector General drew attention to potential fraud and abuse risks of speaker programs hosted by pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers....more

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HHS OIG Establishes Portal and Process to Provide Guidance on Anti-Kickback and Beneficiary Inducement Statutes During COVID-19...

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The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General has created an information portal and established a process to provide guidance on the application of the Anti-Kickback Statute and Beneficiary...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

CMS’ Proposed Stark Rule Change and Guidance on “The Big Three”: Fair Market Value, Commercial Reasonableness, and Taking Into...

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As part of a larger “Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) recently issued a proposed rule aimed at modernizing and...more

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