HHS OIG’s Nursing Facility: Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance
Hospice Insights Podcast - Hospice Audit Updates: David Beats Goliath
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice Podcast - Episode 10: Anti-Kickback Compliance for Hospice and Skilled Nursing Providers
Healthcare Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidances (ICPGs)
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice Podcast - Episode 7: OIG Report Reveals Gaps in Hospice PRF Compliance: What Providers Need to Know
Hospice Insights Podcast - A Refresh: What’s New in the New OIG General Compliance Program Guidance
Understanding the HHS OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance
OMG. . .The OIG is at it Again
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 19
Episode 303 --- Deep Dive into the HHS-OIG Compliance Program Guidance
Navigating GSA Audits Compliance Strategies and Best Practices
DE Under 3: US DOL Inspector General’s Office Report Cites IT Modernization & Security Concerns
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 17
Episode 280 -- Healthcare Compliance and Fraud
Heed Caution: Takeaways From the OIG's Advance Care Planning Report
Telehealth Risk Report: What the Government Found
UPIC Report Card: The OIG’s Evaluation of the UPICs Provides Insight Into the Future of Hospice Audits
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series | Pulling the Strings: New OIG Audits Scrutinize How Hospices Used Provider Relief Funds
Beyond Hospice: And They’re Off! The OIG’s Nationwide Review of Hospice Eligibility Has Begun
Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program FY 2021 Report
On this Ropes & Gray podcast, health care partner Michael Lampert and counsel Sam Perrone, and litigation & enforcement partner Andrew O’Connor, rejoin to discuss patient assistance programs, recent enforcement actions, and...more
On July 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) posted a report that announced the findings of a cybersecurity audit it conducted of a large Northeastern...more
Four U.S. senators reported their findings of a nine-month investigation into direct-to-consumer telehealth platforms used by pharmaceutical manufacturers, highlighting risks and reinforcing the need for industry to carefully...more
In June 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced a new item in its Work Plan: “Medicare Payments for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests in 2024.” This annual review,...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) once again addressed an industry-sponsored genetic testing program, posting a favorable decision on July 2, 2025 in Advisory Opinion (AO)...more
In today’s healthcare environment, compliance with federal regulations is more than a legal necessity—it’s a cornerstone of ethical and sustainable practice management. Two of the most critical laws that medical practices...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”), Center for Clinical Standards and Quality recently announced upcoming changes to skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) profiles on the Medicare Care Compare website. Care...more
On June 30, 2025, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services posted Advisory Opinion 25-05 (AO 25-05) to its website....more
The New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (“OMIG”) issued a Listserv Notice on June 26, 2025 advising that its Compliance Program Reviews (“CPRs”) beginning after July 1, 2025, will use a 12-month Review...more
Join us for our annual Health Law Seminar taking place on Thursday, July 24. We’ll dig into the latest legal and business issues shaping the health care industry. Our attorneys and guest speakers, including a former Office...more
On May 27, 2025, HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report outlining its finding that Medicare payments for evaluation management (E&M) services provided on the same day as eye injections were at risk for...more
On May 5, the OIG for the Fed authored a report with several recommendations for the CFPB following a major security incident regarding confidential supervisory information (CSI). The OIG issued four findings with seven...more
The 12 regional Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) were recently audited by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG). Each of the MAC jurisdictions was found by the OIG to...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights key regulatory and enforcement activity for March 2025. This month features: - Noteworthy enforcement actions demonstrating that the Anti-Kickback Statute...more
On April 15, ten U.S. Senators sent a letter addressed to Mr. Brian M. Tomney, Inspector General of the FHFA, requesting that the FHFA OIG review recent actions taken by FHFA leadership to overhaul the boards at Fannie Mae...more
In a series of recent legal challenges initiated by the pharmaceutical industry against the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG), manufacturers have contested the OIG’s...more
Please join us for the inaugural Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Summit, hosted by Bass, Berry & Sims. The in-person event will take place in our Nashville office on Thursday, April 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT. The...more
In November 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) published the long-awaited Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities (“Nursing...more
In today’s heightened enforcement environment, compliance auditing isn’t just a best practice—it’s a necessity. Federal and state laws and industry guidance, including the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Compliance Program...more
The health care regulatory space realized significant regulatory and enforcement developments in 2024 that are influencing how providers and industry stakeholders approach various compliance measures and enforcement...more
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) release of Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance (ICPG) for the first time since 2008 reemphasizes the...more
In its first advisory opinion of the year, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) assessed a pharmaceutical manufacturer’s free product program and found that, although the...more
As the new year continues, it is useful to review your practice’s processes and policies to ensure that the practice operates with efficiency and remains compliant with ever-changing healthcare regulations....more
Many healthcare organizations understand the importance of having a Compliance Committee but some struggle to use their committee effectively. The key to ensuring the Compliance Committee is effective is building smart...more