OIG Calls For More Action To Reduce Medicare Part D Fraud
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a summary report documenting the results…
Tips On Physician Sanction Screening
Sanction screening physicians and other medical staff is not optional.ย Failing to sanction screen may result in a violation of…
When is Having a Part-Time Compliance Officer a Viable Option?
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) emphasizes that one size does not fit…
HHS OIG Spring Semi-Annual Report To Congress
Under federal law, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) must report semiannually to Congress and to the Department of Health…
OIG Adds New Reviews to the 2015 Work Plan
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently posted a revised Work Plan for…
Tips for Boards in Providing Necessary Compliance Oversight
The role of the Board in providing oversight of compliance programs is growing.ย The Department of Health and Human Services…
OIG List of Excluded Individual Entities: Updates & Tips
During my term as the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Inspector General, I instituted what has become the…
Doctors On The Docket
At times it appears that the government focuses its enforcement actions against institutional providers rather than individual providers such as…
2015 Report On Unimplemented OIG Recommendations
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released the March 2015 Edition of the…
New OIG Guidance For Health Care Boards
On April 20, 2015, Dan Levinson, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General (IG), announced the issuance…
OIG Issues Advisory Opinion That Exclusive Lab Referrals Arrangements May Be a Kickback
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 15-04 stating that a…
Corporate Integrity And Unallowable Costs
A Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) outlines agreed upon obligations, as part of a civil settlement, made in exchange for the…