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OIG Increases Expectations for Compliance Officers in Its New Compliance Program Guidance – What Compliance Officers at...

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On November 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued its anticipated General Compliance Program Guidance (“GCPG”) for the health care industry. The GCPG serves as a...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

HHS OIG: New “General Compliance Program Guidance” Provides Voluntary Steps Towards Increased Effectiveness

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In connection with the November 2023 Health Care Compliance Association’s (HCCA) Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference, and with acknowledgment by the Chief Counsel to the Inspector General, Rob DeConti, of the long...more

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Leveraging Integrity Monitors to Safeguard Corporate Resources

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Corporate entities have significant responsibilities in managing and allocating resources effectively. The need to ensure proper use of funds for critical development and construction projects, as well as other large-scale...more

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HHS Office of Inspector General August 2023 Enforcement Activity

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The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Sign on the Dotted Line: Compliance Certifications by CEOs and CCOs A Likely Requirement

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As it continues its focus not just on enforcement, but on compliance, members of the U.S. Department of Justice have foreshadowed a sea change for Chief Executive Officers and Chief Compliance Officers in corporate...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Physician Partners of America Agrees To Pay $24.5 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

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Physician Partners of America Agrees To Pay $24.5 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations - Physician Partners of America LLC (PPOA), its founder, and its former chief medical officer agreed to pay $24.5 million to...more

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Susan Roberts on Creating a Compliance Program Book

Cataloguing everything your compliance program does isn’t easy, but Susan Roberts, who recently retired from full-time corporate life after serving as Chief Compliance Officer at three different companies, did just that. And...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Novartis’ $678 Million Settlement Sets Guideposts for Life Sciences Industry Speaker Programs

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Novartis) recently entered into a civil settlement agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve allegations that the company paid health care practitioners (HCPs) who spoke...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

HHS OIG Closes 2018 With New Fraud Risk Indicator for Corporate Integrity Agreements

While the number of new corporate integrity agreements (CIAs) declined since last year, and was below the trailing five-year average, 2018 was an important year on the policy front for the Office of Inspector General (OIG),...more

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Compliance Lessons from the Olympus Corporate Integrity Agreement – Part II

Sir George Martin died yesterday. For anyone born after the break up of the Beatles, this name is probably not too familiar. However, even more than Brian Epstein, the band’s first professional manager, Martin truly was the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Corporate Integrity Agreements Highlight HHS OIG’s Compliance Program Priorities

Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs) are among the most important tools in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) toolbox for promoting compliance in the health care industry....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"HHS OIG Issues New Compliance Oversight Guidance for Boards of Directors"

On April 20, 2015, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its “Practical Guidance for Health Care Governing Boards on Compliance Oversight” (the Guidance).1...more

The Volkov Law Group

Catching Up on the False Claims Act

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From a corporate risk perspective, if your company is in the financial industry, healthcare, or defense industry, your greatest legal and compliance risk has to be the False Claims Act....more

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