On November 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) updated and renamed its Self-Disclosure Protocol (SDP). The OIG had last updated the SDP in 2013. The update changes and...more
One of the most frustrating issues for hospitals, particularly during a public health emergency with extremely limited bed capacity, is the inability to discharge a patient in a timely manner because they do not have...more
On June 29, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed that penalties for False Claims Act (FCA) violations will increase substantially. The DOJ’s interim final rule nearly doubles the per violation penalty for FCA...more