Compliance Offices are Continuing to Take on More Duties
The annual Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey for 2018 (Survey) was conducted by SAI Global and Strategic Management Services. It further…
2018 Staffing Levels For Healthcare Compliance Offices
The Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey for 2018 (Survey) was conducted by SAI Global and Strategic Management Services. It was the…
OIG Testifies on the Opioid Crisis in Federal Healthcare Programs
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) provided congressional testimony on the opioid crisis…
DOJ Granston Memorandum on Evaluating Whistleblower Cases
Michael Granston, Director of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Fraud Section, recently issued an internal “general framework” memorandum (“Granston…
Stark Laws Will Undergo Inter-Agency Review
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator recently announced plans to convene an inter-agency group to minimize the…
OIG Invites Proposals for Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors and Recommendations for Fraud Alerts
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published its annual solicitation of recommendations for…
Advice from the Experts Plus 27 Tips for Effective Witness Debriefs During Investigations
At some point during their internal compliance investigations, compliance officers may need to debrief witnesses. Successful witness debriefs require a…
Selling Compliance to All Stakeholders
Major Challenges for Compliance Officers Compliance officers are not tasked solely with developing the seven standard elements of a compliance…
Report on 2017 OIG Hotline Activity
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is mandated by law to provide a…
3244 New Exclusions Added to the LEIE in 2017
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its second Semiannual Report to Congress…
Whistleblowers Accounted for 93% of Successful Fraud Recoveries in 2017
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division recently announced that it recovered over $3.7 billion from civil False Claims Act…
OIG Reports That CMS Generally Met Its Policy And Legal Requirements In Round Two Of The DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently reported its findings on the Durable…