OIG Compliance Program Guidance Gets a Facelift

Check out this new article from health law attorney Lynn M. Barrett on Compliance Program Guidance documents (CPGs) from the Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Inspector General (OIG). Understand why health lawyers rely heavily on CPGs when developing compliance programs and how OIG proposes to overhaul those materials. Learn how the revised guidance documents will be structured and how compliance professionals may want to consider utilizing CPGs both at present and going forward.

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  Get up to speed on OIG’s authorization to exclude individuals and entities from participation in federally funded healthcare programs if they provide items or services or submit claims for payment for items or services through fraud or in violation of practice standards and laws. Advise your clients about the exclusion program, the exclusion process, and the impact of civil monetary penalties on their organizations.
• Federal Healthcare Program Exclusions Prevention Checklist
  Guide your healthcare clients through key legal and operational considerations to avoid exclusion by OIG from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and other government-funded healthcare reimbursement programs before they receive a Notice of Intent to Exclude (NOI) or when considering hiring an excluded individual.

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