On September 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) posted a report entitled, “Additional Oversight of Remote Patient Monitoring in Medicare is Needed.”...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) announced multiple new OIG Work Plan Items, including two audits, focused on identifying and quantifying improper Medicare and Medicaid...more
On September 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an unfavorable Advisory Opinion No. 23-06 related to a proposed arrangement involving purchasing the technical...more
On August 27, 2020, the federal government announced that it has partnered with Abbott Laboratories to produce rapid point-of-care COVID-19 tests and has purchased 150 million tests for distribution to certain healthcare...more
On April 14, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an Advisory Opinion, which provided additional clarification on immunity provided under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP...more
Long-term care facilities, including nursing homes and assisted living facilities, are at high risk of being affected by COVID-19 due to their congregate nature and the type of residents population served (e.g., older adults...more
If the looming threat of the Review Choice Demonstration which recently began in Illinois was not sufficient to make home health agencies a little anxious, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector...more
In July, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its annual publication, Solutions to Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs: OIG's Top Recommendations. ...more
In March 2018, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Risk Alert, noting that some home health agencies (HHAs) provide Medicare surveyors with patient lists that are missing active Medicare beneficiaries at their...more