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The U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently signaled an even stronger focus on nursing homes. The OIG plans to more closely scrutinize nursing home compliance in their work plans, audits, and oversight.

Compliance professionals in the nursing home sector are well aware of the many ways government agencies survey, audit, and enforce regulatory compliance. Nursing homes have seen significant enforcement over the last few years, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector...

The OIG added three items to their Work Plan in April 2023 – let's take a look at the areas on their radar.

The OIG added just one item to its Work Plan in March of 2023 -- but it was a significant item relating to nursing homes.

While February 2023 saw a small number of new items added to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) work plan, the added items are important for compliance professionals.

In October of 2022, a healthcare company pleaded guilty to engaging with a competitor to allocate employee nurses and fix the wages of those nurses. The company will pay over $130,000 as part of its sentence.

The new year brings fresh updates to the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Work Plan, including renewed interest in ongoing items. Here are four key insights for compliance professionals from the OIG's most recent Work Plan update.

Reporting of Monetary Donations in Research

Over the last several years, the medical research community has seen many high-profile announcements about researchers resigning or being fired over not properly disclosing financial interests, especially those related to foreign influence (see ...