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OIG to issue report on presence of CFPB enforcement attorneys in exams by October 31

by Barbara S. Mishkin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/24/2013

In its Semiannual Report to Congress for the six month period ending March 31, 2013, the Federal Reserve Board’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) indicates that, during the next semiannual reporting period (which ends...more

OIG's Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion—Continuing the Focus on Individual Accountability

by George Breen, Jonah Retzinger, Carrie Valiant | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 5/23/2013

On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General ("OIG") released an Updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from the Participation in Federal Health Care...more

Exclusions: OIG Offers Relationship Counseling to Providers

by Summer Swallow | BakerHostetler on 5/22/2013

On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs...more

OIG Releases Updated Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol

by John T. Bentivoglio, Jennifer L. Bragg, Maya Florence, Michael K. Loucks, Gregory M. Luce | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/21/2013

On April 17, 2013, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services released an updated Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol (SDP). As self-described, OIG updated the SDP to...more

SEC Warns About Exemptive Order Compliance

by David Freese, Sean Graber, Daniel Levin, Richard F. Morris, John O'Brien, Kaitlyn L. Piper | Morgan Lewis on 5/20/2013

Division of Investment Management's guidance reminds firms to comply with conditions and representations in exemptive orders and notes that consequences for noncompliance may be "severe."...more

Health Law Alert: OIG Issues Updated Special Advisory Bulletin On The Effect Of Exclusion From Participation In Federal Health...

by Jessica Kracl, Sheva J. Sanders | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 5/17/2013

On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued an updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the effect of exclusion from participating in federal health care programs....more

Updated OIG Bulletin on Effect of Exclusion from Federal Health Care Programs

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 5/15/2013

On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”), issued an updated “Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs”...more

OIG Updates Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participating in Federal Health Care Programs

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 5/15/2013

On May 8, 2013, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) released an Updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care...more

OIG Issues Updated Bulletin on Exclusion from Federal Health Care Programs

by Aaron Graham | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/14/2013

On May 8, 2013, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the effect of exclusion from federal health care programs. A federal health care program (e.g., Medicare and Medicaid) is...more

OIG Updates Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Federal Health Programs

by Julie Kass | Ober|Kaler on 5/14/2013

On May 8, 2013, the OIG issued an update that supersedes and replaces its 1999 Special Advisory Bulletin, The Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs. The updated bulletin continues to stress...more

Five Takeaways from the OIG’s Special Advisory Bulletin on Exclusion

by Ellyn L. Sternfield | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/13/2013

This week the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued an updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs, an...more

OIG Revises Special Advisory Bulletin on Exclusions

by Howard Young | Morgan Lewis on 5/10/2013

OIG continues its aggressive interpretation of scope and effect of exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs and clarifies several open questions....more

PODs Beware: OIG Releases Special Fraud Alert

by Matthew Murer | Polsinelli on 5/10/2013

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a Special Fraud Alert on March 26, 2013 warning that physician-owned distributorships (PODs) are "inherently suspect" under the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). Generally...more

HHS OIG Issues Report on Hospice General Inpatient Care Billing

by Howard Young | Morgan Lewis on 5/9/2013

Report makes no formal recommendations, but OIG notes that lengths of stay and frequency of general inpatient care are issues requiring further scrutiny....more

OIG Issues Revised Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol

by Cameron Ellis, Jay Hardcastle, Judd Harwood, Christopher Puri, Jack Selden | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/2/2013

On April 17, 2013, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revised its Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol (SDP), originally published in 1998, and updated in...more

BRG GovCon Research Report - January - March 2013

by Ryan Byrd, Kelly Lynch, Sajeev Malaveetil, Mary Karen Wills | Berkeley Research Group, LLC on 5/1/2013

In This Issue: - GSA and VA Schedule Matters - Office of Inspector General Reports - Pertinent Government Accountability Office (GAO) Audit Reports - OMB Proposed Guidance - Key Federal Acquisition...more

Intermountain Healthcare Settlement – Dangers Of Hospital Agreements With Physicians

by Michael Volkov on 4/30/2013

Hospitals continue to be under the Department of Justice-HHS/Office of Inspector General microscope. DOJ-OIG is a potent combination and carry with them the threat of criminal prosecution, civil false claims enforcement and...more

CMS and OIG Propose Changes to the Electronic Health Records Exception and Safe Harbor

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 4/25/2013

On April 10, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published parallel proposed rules revising, respectively, the Stark...more

OIG Releases Updated Self-Disclosure Protocol

by King & Spalding on 4/24/2013

On April 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released an updated Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol (Protocol) that supersedes and replaces the protocol published in the...more

The Top 10 Things You Need To Know About The OIG’S Revised Self-Disclosure Protocol

by Laurence Freedman, Laura Laemmle-Weidenfeld | Patton Boggs LLP on 4/23/2013

On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) released an updated Self-Disclosure Protocol (SDP) governing the process by which health care providers can...more

OIG Unveils Updated Self-Disclosure Protocol

by George Breen, Jason Christ, Anjali Downs, Jennifer Goodwin, David Matyas, Deepa Selvam, Carrie Valiant | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 4/23/2013

In 1998, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General ("OIG") published the Self-Disclosure Protocol ("SDP"), which provides a mechanism through which health care providers may voluntarily report...more

Updated Self-Disclosure Protocol Clarifies Disclosure Process and Obligations

by Brian P. Dunphy, Karen S. Lovitch, Stephanie Willis | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/23/2013

Individuals and entities subject to the Civil Monetary Penalty Law (CMP) have received clarification regarding the process for disclosing and resolving potentially unlawful conduct involving the federal health care programs...more

OIG Special Fraud Alert Labels Physician-Owned Distributorships (PODs) as “Inherently Suspect”

by Dennis Diaz, Sarah S. Fallows | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/22/2013

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (the “OIG”) issued a Special Fraud Alert (“Alert”) on March 26, underscoring its heightened focus on fraud and abuse risks posed by physician-owned...more

OIG and CMS Issue Proposals to Extend Safe Harbor and Exception for EHR Donations

by Darby C. Allen, Donna S. Clark | BakerHostetler on 4/22/2013

In the April 10 Federal Register, two agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published proposed rules that many healthcare providers have been anxiously awaiting affecting donations of electronic...more

OIG Updates Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol

by B. Scott McBride, Summer Swallow | BakerHostetler on 4/19/2013

On April 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a revised Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol (SDP) that clarifies the process for healthcare providers, suppliers...more

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