In one of the final advisory opinions of 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) took a broad view that a hospital's provisions of care by nurse practitioners to patients of...more
In Advisory Opinion 19-03, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) approved a program proposed by a medical center that has been providing free, in-home follow-up care to eligible individuals with congestive heart failure...more
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10/11/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Due Diligence ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
Provider Payments ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Payments ,
Venture Capital
Making its most strongly worded statement to date, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert on Physician-Owned Entities on March 26, 2013, calling...more
3/29/2013
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Client Referrals ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Joint Venture ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
OIG ,
Physician-Owned Distributors ,
Physicians