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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has unveiled its first-ever Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance (ICPG), a monumental step in shaping compliance standards for the healthcare industry. Leading the way, Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities are the first focus of this...

As technology in healthcare advances, payors (like Medicare) adjust some of their coverage policies. One area that has seen increased coverage and use in the Medicare program is remote patient monitoring.

The last item on the OIGs list of 7 Elements of a Successful Compliance Program is focused on responding to detected offenses and developing corrective action initiatives. 

The OIG added many new items to their work plan in June. We’ve highlighted a select number of them below.

The U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) has written, “For a compliance program to be effective, the organization should establish appropriate consequences for instances of noncompliance, as well as incentives for compliance.”¹

New updates to OIG’s Work Plan over the last month span a wide range of subjects and areas of focus – let's take a look at some key additions.

Since the OIG’s new General Compliance Program Guidelines came out at the end of last year, compliance teams have been working hard to sort through the new recommendations. And so have we!

Data, data, everywhere – what’s a compliance professional to do?