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Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

NY Medical College Clashes With OIG After Audit Questions $7.5M, PI Salaries, ‘Illegible Signatures’

New York Medical College (NYMC) officials thought the HHS Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) audit was wrapping up in December 2021, based on what “the original senior auditor” told them. But the auditor retired and work...more

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Key Value-Based Care Developments to Watch in 2024

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The goal of value-based care (VBC) is to promote better care for individual patients and improved health outcomes for communities at reduced costs. This is an important and admirable purpose as many VBC stakeholders attempt...more

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OIG Declines To Challenge Debt Cancellation and Restructured Financial Arrangements Between Health System and FQHC “Look-Alike”...

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In Advisory Opinion 22-17, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded that a proposed restructuring of a loan and other contractual relationships between a health system...more

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OIG Approves Arrangement Involving Physician-Owned Device Manufacturer— Distinguishes Prior Special Fraud Alert on Physician-Owned...

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On April 25, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published Advisory Opinion 22-07, approving an arrangement whereby physicians hold ownership interests in a medical...more

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McDermott’s Healthcare Enforcement Quarterly - Q1 2022

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The healthcare enforcement landscape is shifting quickly. This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Enforcement Quarterly examines emerging trends and key issues for organizations that may become subject to enforcement scrutiny,...more

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HHS-OIG Invites Participation in Modernization Initiative: RFI Comment Deadline Approaching

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On September 24, 2021, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a request for information (RFI) to advance its guidance modernization initiative. The RFI seeks industry...more

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Healthcare Enforcement Roundup - Volume 1, 2021

Stay current on the healthcare enforcement issues impacting your business’ compliance strategies. In this installment of the Healthcare Enforcement Roundup, we address: • Key areas of enforcement scrutiny in 2021,...more

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OIG Announces Strategic Plan for Oversight of COVID-19 Response and Recovery Efforts

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The US Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently announced its “Strategic Plan: Oversight of COVID-19 Response and Recovery,” a document that sets forth OIG top goals and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference - February 24th - 25th, Fort Lauderdale, FL

The Office of Inspector General of Health and Human Services expects board members, board audit/compliance committee members, and senior level leaders of organizations to be experienced in compliance oversight. The Board &...more

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HHS Proposes Sweeping Changes to AKS and Stark Law, Part 1: Value-Based Arrangements

As we reported last week, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) recently issued two proposed rules (one by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and one by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)) that,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

'Opioids and Legal Enforcement — A Primer' - HarrisMartin's Drugs & Medical Devices

The opioid crisis in America is now well known, affecting a staggering number of people directly or indirectly and occupying a regular place in media reports and political discussions. In addition to potential public health...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Hospice compliance: OIG Work Plan, Quality reporting

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Hospices may wish to align their 2018 compliance initiatives with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan. The OIG Work Plan sets forth various projects including audits and evaluations that are underway or planned to...more

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OIG Issues Stark Warning to Skilled Nursing Facilities: Potential Abuse or Neglect of Residents Receiving Emergency Room Services...

On August 24, 2017, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued an “Early Alert” that disclosed the preliminary results of its ongoing review of abuse of Medicare...more

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Recent Corporate Integrity Agreements Highlight HHS OIG’s Compliance Program Priorities

Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs) are among the most important tools in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) toolbox for promoting compliance in the health care industry....more

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Real Guidance (Finally) On the Compliance Oversight Role of Boards

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New guidance for boards of directors on what it means to have “reasonable oversight” for the implementation and effectiveness of corporate compliance programs could signal the beginning of a global trend towards more—and more...more

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