Stark Law Settlements Doubled Last Year
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported a record-breaking 314 Stark Law settlements under the self-referral disclosure protocol (SRDP)…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Restructuring Extends to OCR Enforcement
Assistant Secretary of Enforcement to oversee OCR, OHA, and DAB The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a…
DHHS Moving to Reduce and Eliminate Regulations
Key Points: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is actively responding to various executive orders aimed at regulatory…
OIG Reports OCR Weaknesses in HIPAA Privacy Oversight
The 2024 Compliance Benchmark Survey found that healthcare providers were many times more likely to have encounters with the Office…
Behavioral Health Enforcement
Key Points: Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a great spike in behavioral health services and a corresponding rise…
OIG On Financial Arrangements
The majority of healthcare fraud enforcement actions by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Office of Inspector General (OIG) have…
HHS OIG Spring 2024 Semi-Annual Report
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) is legally mandated to provide semiannual reports to…
Webinar: Mid-Year Check-In: Adapting the GCPG to your Existing Compliance Program
Webinar Event: Mid-Year Check-In: Adapting the GCPG to your Existing Compliance Program. Join us on July 11 2024 at 1:00 PM EST as we discuss the latest OIG Compliance Guidance.
OIG Semiannual Report Results Summary Fiscal Year 2023
Key Points: OIG released the 2023 Semiannual Report to Congress (April 1 to September 30), describing significant risks, problems, abuses,…
OIG Guidance on Financial Arrangements
The vast majority of healthcare fraud enforcement actions by the DOJ and OIG are based on financial arrangements with referral…
OIG Issues New General Compliance Program Guidance
On November 6, 2023, the DHHS OIG published its long-awaited General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG). It has been 15 years since the…
OIG Issues Final Rule on Information Blocking Enforcement
Civil Monetary Authority enforcement rule is now in effect The Cures Act defines information blocking as “a practice that interferes…