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10 Mar 2021, 10:00 pm
We hope you were able to join us for last month's Fast Break on the Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, which has been a longstanding initiative of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Office of the Inspector General to navigate a path to value-based payment models, culminating in the December 2020 final rules. [read post]
5 May 2015, 2:41 pm
To help boards meet these responsibilities, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a new practical guide outlining health care boards’ compliance obligations. [read post]
10 Mar 2021, 10:00 pm
We hope you were able to join us for last month's Fast Break on the Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, which has been a longstanding initiative of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Office of the Inspector General to navigate a path to value-based payment models, culminating in the December 2020 final rules. [read post]
17 Aug 2009, 11:00 pm
An August 2009 report by the Office of Inspector General (the “OIG”) revealed the results of a study aimed at identifying the prevalence and qualifications of non-physicians who provide “incident to” services. [read post]
1 Jul 2015, 10:00 am
., Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Health Law and Shelby Root Federal employees are subject to criminal investigations and criminal prosecutions by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) within their respective federal agencies. [read post]
30 Mar 2023, 7:30 pm
Cigna-HealthSpring Life & Health Insurance Company (“CIGNA”) earned poor marks for its administration of various Medicare Advantage contracts in compliance with Federal requirements in recent Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) audits. [read post]
17 Jan 2024, 10:00 pm
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published favorable Advisory Opinion No. 23-15 on January 3, which concluded that a consultant’s proposal to provide gift cards to existing physician practice customers in exchange for referring other physician practices to the vendor would not implicate the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). [read post]
10 Oct 2010, 11:00 pm
The Office of Inspector General (the "OIG") has released its Fiscal Year 2011 Work Plan (the "2011 Plan"). [read post]
23 Jun 2017, 10:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law We are often consulted by licensed health professionals, doctors, dentists, nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, chiropractors and others, after they have signed an Exclusion Agreement with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). [read post]
30 Jul 2015, 4:42 pm
News release, July 30, 2015: “The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) announced that 200 bankers, corporate executives, mortgage modification scammers, real estate developers, brokers, and other defendants investigated by SIGTARP and our law enforcement partners have been convicted of crimes related to TARP. [read post]
23 Jun 2017, 10:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law We are often consulted by licensed health professionals, doctors, dentists, nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, chiropractors and others, after they have signed an Exclusion Agreement with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). [read post]
15 Oct 2010, 10:31 am
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration yesterday released two reports finding recurring problems in the IRS's oversight of billions in spending: Procurement Audit Results Indicate Problems Continue to Exist After Corrective Actions Were Implemented (2010-10-088): "As of March 15, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Office of Procurement was... [read post]
2 Jul 2008, 1:54 am
[JURIST] A report [text, PDF] from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) [official website] has found that while US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [official website] is not responsible for the 2006 deaths of two detainees, ICE officials do not always adhere to proper medical protocols. [read post]
23 Nov 2020, 10:00 pm
Powerfully illustrating the efforts of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transform the US healthcare system to a value-based model, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have finalized rules that will alter critical healthcare fraud and abuse regulations to remove or diminish obstacles to value-based enterprises that meaningfully embrace patient care coordination. [read post]
3 Feb 2019, 10:00 pm
In fact, 2018 was another busy year for the Department of Justice (the DOJ) and the Office of the Inspector General for Health and Human Services (the OIG). [read post]
17 Jan 2024, 10:00 pm
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published favorable Advisory Opinion No. 23-15 on January 3, which concluded that a consultant’s proposal to provide gift cards to existing physician practice customers in exchange for referring other physician practices to the vendor would not implicate the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). [read post]
13 Nov 2022, 10:00 pm
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has, for the last several years, been actively auditing hospices regarding their Medicare regulatory and billing compliance, with a national hospice audit in the works. [read post]
23 Nov 2020, 10:00 pm
Powerfully illustrating the efforts of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transform the US healthcare system to a value-based model, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have finalized rules that will alter critical healthcare fraud and abuse regulations to remove or diminish obstacles to value-based enterprises that meaningfully embrace patient care coordination. [read post]
2 Jul 2024, 2:00 am
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, The IRS Has Reduced Its Overall Space Footprint; However, a Significant Amount of Unneeded Office Space Still Remains (2024-100-027) (June 4, 2024): Since FY 2018, the IRS has reduced its overall space footprint by approximately 2 million rentable square feet, from 24.3 million to... [read post]
20 Jul 2022, 10:00 pm
However, with the growing mainstream acceptance of virtual care, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and other federal regulators have likewise increased fraud enforcement in this area, including through the issuance of OIG’s recent Special Fraud Alert (SFA). [read post]
