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
11/17/2023
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On March 18, 2022, the Advanced Medical Technology Association (“AdvaMed”) announced revisions to its Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals (“Code”). The revised Code will take effect June 1, 2022. ...more
3/29/2022
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Exploring the Implications of HHS-OIG’s Special Fraud Alert and Groundbreaking Novartis CIA Requirements on Compliance Program Policies and Controls that Govern Speaker Programs -
A Special Fraud Alert issued by the U.S....more
11/25/2020
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The Updated Code Includes Several New Topics and Additional Guidelines on Existing Topics -
The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) published in late December 2018 an updated version of its widely-adopted...more