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In November 2024, the Office of Inspector General at Health and Human Services released its Nursing Facility: Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance. The document is part of an effort to modernize how HHS OIG...more
In addition to releasing its General Compliance Program Guidance, the OIG at HHS announced plans to publish a series of Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidances (ICPG). The first of these, addressing nursing...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
Nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs must comply with certain mandatory compliance program requirements of participation (ROPs). Under the Biden...more
On November 20, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities (Nursing Facility ICPG)....more
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance (Nursing Facility ICPG) for nursing facilities...more
As part of its Modernization Initiative, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published its first industry-segment specific Compliance Program Guidance, which focuses on...more
In 1998, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began issuing voluntary, compliance program guidance for various segments of the healthcare industry. Recently, the OIG has...more
The Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) recently followed up on a 2023 commitment to supplement its General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) by publishing its first...more
On November 20, 2024, OIG released new compliance program guidelines for nursing facilities titled, “Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance” (the Nursing Facility ICPG or the Guidance). The...more
To enhance quality of operations and increase transparency in ownership within skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Final Rule for ownership disclosures for Medicare...more
The Biden Administration has embraced an aggressive and multi-part agenda designed to improve the safety and quality of care nationally in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The Biden Administration’s nursing home agenda...more
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The following is a summary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported are...more
The following is a summary of the federal Health and Human Services agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported are based...more
For health care providers, particularly long term care providers, COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges. In response to those challenges, both the federal and state governments have responded over the course of the...more
Skilled Nursing Facilities in particular and to a lesser extent other types of Residential Care Facilities, including Assisted Living Facilities and Behavioral Health Facilities, have always been under the government’s...more
Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 15 (April 19, 2021) - CMS’s supplemental medical review contractor (SMRC) has added outpatient therapy claims to its list of postpayment reviews, according to its website. The SMRC,...more
Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more
The OIG added 12 new items to its Work Plan in the August 2018 update. Hot topics related to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight in this month's Work Plan include: state oversight of opioids; potential...more
The 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program), established by Section 602 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of HHS. The 340B Program requires...more