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OIG Approves Proposal that Expands Patient Access to Covered Telehealth Services

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On June 11, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 25-03, approving a proposal by a management services organization (MSO) and its friendly PC...more

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OIG Advisory Opinion 25-02 Integrates Community Health Center Social Support Services with Primary Care Referral Programs

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General ("OIG") issued Advisory Opinion No. 25-02 ("Opinion") on April 4, 2025, regarding a Health Center proposal to link social support services to...more

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OIG Issues Another Favorable Advisory Opinion on Patient Recruitment Efforts by Community Health Centers

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The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) recently issued a favorable Advisory Opinion on a proposed arrangement by a community health center (Health Center) designated under...more

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OIG Advisory Opinion Alert: Medical Flights for Patient Access

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On Thursday, February 23, the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued its first Advisory Opinion (“AO”) of the new year – OIG AO No. 23-01 – permitting a drug...more

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The DOJ Continues to Scrutinize Telemedicine

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Telemedicine saw a dramatic increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), released in December 2021, showed an increase in Medicare telemedicine visits...more

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OIG Creates New Telehealth Resources Webpage

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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently created a new webpage related to telehealth. The purpose of the webpage is to summarize the OIG’s telehealth oversight work to provide a summary of its findings and...more

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OIG: Telehealth “Critical” to Maintaining Access to Care Amidst COVID-19

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The federal Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published a report (OIG Report) as part of a series of analyses of the expansion and utilization of telehealth in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.  In...more

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Tele-Tuesday: OIG Clarifies Stance on Telehealth Fraud Scrutiny

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The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and other federal regulators have grown increasingly concerned about the use of telehealth technologies by...more

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No Time to Rest: HHS Marches Ahead with Interoperability and Information Blocking Updates

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On April 21, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a series of announcements signaling its intention to finalize and enforce certain aspects of the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Cures Act...more

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