While providers aren’t required to follow OIG recommendations, a compliance program based on their guidance can spare ...

Nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs must comply with certain mandatory compliance program requirements of participation (ROPs).

With agencies dueling to regulate nursing homes, aligning priorities for a strategic compliance program may be more challenging than ever.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) released an important new compliance resource in November 2023. The HHS OIG’s new General Compliance Program ...

New nursing home compliance guidance issued by a federal watchdog agency includes several new provisions that indicate executives and investors could face more scrutiny in years ahead. The tougher ...

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Implementing an effective compliance program can provide many benefits to health-care providers. Such programs can minimize billing mistakes, avoid conflicts with the self-referral and anti-kickback ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) must take significant steps to enhance its HIPAA audit program to ensure stronger protection of electronic ...