The Risks of Healthcare Speaker Programs
Episode 173 -- Review of HHS-OIG Fraud Alert for Speaker Programs
Staying up-to-date with fraud enforcement trends and recent cases and settlements can sometimes be viewed as a “Glass Half Empty” perspective, focusing on negative aspects of the industry and the perceived threat of...more
On November 16, 2020, OIG issued a significant Special Fraud Alert that warns about certain “inherent” fraud and abuse risks raised by speaker programs sponsored by pharmaceutical and medical device companies. OIG expressed...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert on November 16, warning that speaker programs organized by pharmaceutical and medical device companies pose...more