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Emerging Government Enforcement Priorities For 2018
The Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) convened its 2018 Compliance Institute (Compliance Institute) in April. Nineteen representatives from various federal…
Practical Advice to Avoid Arrangement Violations under the Stark Law.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently addressed possible revisions to the Stark Law. The Stark Law is…
DOJ and OIG Cited High-Risk Areas Are Not Compliance Officer’s Highest Priorities for 2018
2018 Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Survey Results Compliance Officer priorities conflict with enforcement agencies Register for Complimentary Webinar on Results SAI…
DOJ Granston Memorandum on Evaluating Whistleblower Cases
Michael Granston, Director of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Fraud Section, recently issued an internal “general framework” memorandum (“Granston…
Stark Laws Will Undergo Inter-Agency Review
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator recently announced plans to convene an inter-agency group to minimize the…
OIG Invites Proposals for Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors and Recommendations for Fraud Alerts
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published its annual solicitation of recommendations for…
Whistleblowers Accounted for 93% of Successful Fraud Recoveries in 2017
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division recently announced that it recovered over $3.7 billion from civil False Claims Act…
OIG Testifies Before Congress on its Authorities to Stop Information Blocking under the 21st Century Cures Act.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently testified before the United States Senate…
Tips for Due Diligence In Healthcare: Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become commonplace in the healthcare industry. Some M&As are monumental in scope, but most relate…
OIG Testifies Before Congress on Key Improvements to the 340B Program.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently testified before Congress on ways to…
OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Use of Preferred Hospital Network in Medigap Policies.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an Advisory Opinion regarding the…
IRO Claims Reviews Revisited
Healthcare entities that enter into corporate integrity agreements (CIAs) or integrity agreements (IAs) with the U.S. Department of Health and…