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OIG Imposes Largest Penalty for Non-Compliance with CIA Requirements
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (Kindred), the nation’s largest provider of post-acute care, including hospice and home health services, recently paid a…
OCR Now Investigating Breaches of Fewer Than 500 Patients
14 Tips to Reduce Breaches OCR announced that it has begun devoting more resources to investigating smaller breaches affecting fewer…
OIG Issues Updated IRO Independence and Objectivity Criteria.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently updated its guidance for assessing Independent…
Advice To Those Seeking Compliance Officer Jobs
There are many job openings for Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs). All a person has to do is look at job…
Engaging a Health Care Compliance Expert to the Board for CIAs
For decades, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has advised that an effective…
How Can Internal Audit and Compliance Co-Exist and Coordinate?
Similarities Between Internal vs. Compliance Audits In many organizations, the Compliance Office and Internal Audit occupy similar space, leading to…
Update on Corporate Integrity Agreements
Compliance Program Reviews and Compliance Experts HHS OIG has recently demonstrated a new trend in Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs) it…
OIG Evolving Positions on Compliance Program Standards are Well Publicized
No health care provider should be surprised about where its Compliance Program stands at any given time, as keeping current…
CIAs: Roadmap to a Compliance Officer’s Annual Work Plan?
Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs), which certain healthcare organizations enter into with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S.…
Physician Practice Corporate Integrity Agreements
Independent Review Organization (IRO) Scope of Work Mandates In 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of…
Corporate Integrity Agreements Mandate Boards to Retain a Compliance Experts
For several years, the OIG has gradually modified and enhanced CIAs to increase oversight and accountability of entities that agree…
OIG Describes Factors It Considers When Deciding On Sanctions
The OIG has the authority to exclude any individual or entity (collectively, “person”) from participation in Federal health care programs…