In the first major update in 15 years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently released new voluntary compliance program guidelines for health care ...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance (Nursing Facility ...

In 1998, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began issuing voluntary, compliance program guidance for various segments of the healthcare ...

BOSTON — New voluntary guidance for nursing home compliance is already being used to chart audit and investigation activity, a pair of compliance experts said here Monday. The Health and Human ...

A federal watchdog said Tuesday it has begun auditing nursing homes’ use of the Patient Driven Payment Model to drive skilled ...

The HHS’ Office of Inspector General has released the first of 11 videos and podcasts on compliance topics relevant for healthcare providers, according to an OIG news release. The free videos and ...

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The OIG concluded that the arrangement does not generate prohibited remuneration under the AKS because it satisfies each condition of the Small Entity Investment Safe Harbor. As a result, the OIG ...

Loma Linda (Calif.) UniversityMedicalCenter failed to comply with Medicare billing requirements for 76 of 290 inpatient and outpatient claims reviewed by HHS’ Office of Inspector General during the ...

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken significant steps to develop artificial intelligence (AI) policies and oversight mechanisms, but challenges persist in ensuring responsible and ...

In accordance with law, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are required to take actions to improve the Transportation Worker Identification ...