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Paul Hastings LLP

Buyers Take Note: OIG Opinion Provides Insights on Physician-Owned Entities & Their Technologies

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PART I- On April 20, 2022, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued Advisory Opinion, No. 22-07 (“Opinion 22-07”), an informative opinion regarding arrangements...more

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Special Fraud Alert from DHHS OIG Cautions Against Use of Health Care Speaker Programs

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The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“DHHS OIG”) recently issued a Special Fraud Alert regarding fraud and abuse concerns related to speaker programs offered by pharmaceutical and medical...more

Maynard Nexsen

OIG Issues Special Fraud Alert on Drug and Device Companies' Speaker Programs

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On November 16, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert (Alert) regarding speaker programs sponsored by pharmaceutical and medical device companies....more

The Volkov Law Group

HHS-OIG Warns Drug and Device Companies on Speaker Program Fraud

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In a far-reaching action, the Health and Human Services – Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert underscoring the “inherent fraud and abuse risks” associated with company-sponsored speaker...more

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Are Speaker Programs a Thing of the Past? OIG’s Fraud Alert Indicates It Thinks They Should Be

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In the midst of the pandemic emergency, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a stern warning about in-person educational programs for health care professionals (HCPs), known as...more

Hogan Lovells

HHS OIG has “significant concerns” about company-sponsored speaker programs

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On November 16, 2020, the U.S. Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a rare Special Fraud Alert – a type of guidance historically used to signal enforcement priorities – “to highlight certain...more

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OIG Issues Guidance on Speaker Programs By Drug and Device Companies

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This week, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert providing insight into speaker programs put on by drug and medical device companies that the OIG considers signs of potential fraud. Generally,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Spotlight Continues to Shine on Physician-Owned Distributorships

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A recent Senate Finance Committee hearing investigated the effects of physician-owned distributorships (“PODs”) on costs of care and patient safety, suggesting that the momentum for greater oversight of such business...more

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