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The HHS OIG recently published a report expressing concern about utilization trends tied to peripheral vascular procedures, particularly those performed in office-based settings. The report noted that the trends raise questions around program integrity — signaling that additional audits and reviews...

The HHS OIG’s latest Work Plan updates provide an important look into the compliance risks, billing practices, and operational areas likely to face increased scrutiny in the months ahead.

A recently announced Botox fraud conviction is drawing attention across the healthcare industry, not only because of the size of the alleged fraud, but because of the compliance and oversight failures involved throughout the case.

In November 2023, the Office of Inspector General published its updated General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG). This was the first comprehensive revision to the seven elements framework in nearly two decades. For healthcare organizations still running their compliance programs from old...

Healthcare auditing programs are stable, mature, and operationally active, but the data suggests many organizations are approaching a critical modernization point.

Healthcare compliance programs are entering a new phase.

Healthcare audit programs are under increasing pressure to improve efficiency, strengthen defensibility, and keep pace with growing complexity.

Every year, healthcare compliance officers face the same challenge: predicting where federal scrutiny is headed before it reaches their organization. The OIG Work Plan 2026 gives compliance teams a meaningful head start. It outlines where the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector...