The Risks of Healthcare Speaker Programs
Episode 173 -- Review of HHS-OIG Fraud Alert for Speaker Programs
In today’s heightened enforcement environment, compliance auditing isn’t just a best practice—it’s a necessity. Federal and state laws and industry guidance, including the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Compliance Program...more
Reporting is one of the critical elements of any compliance program, and having more reports is usually a positive—even though it may not always feel that way to us as compliance practitioners. It bears noting that: -...more
Pharmaceutical and medical device companies use a number of methods to market their products. Among them, speaker programs get the most attention, often for all the wrong reasons. As Radha Inguva, Director of Compliance, The...more
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
The Revised PhRMA Code Takes Effect January 1, 2022 - On August 6, 2021, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) released highly anticipated revisions to its Code on Interactions with Health Care...more
Undoubtedly in response to OIG’s November 2020 Special Fraud Alert: Speaker Programs issued, on August 6, 2021, PhRMA issued a statement addressing an update to the PhRMA Code on Interactions with Health Care Professionals,...more