The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its new Industry Compliance Program Guidance (ICPG) on February 3, 2026. The ICPG is a comprehensive voluntary ...

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).

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 ...

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 ...

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General ("OIG") recently issued final guidance on a host of issues relevant to voluntary compliance programs for small practices.

NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Compliancy Group released guidance on how to use OIG's 7 elements to meet HIPAA, OSHA, and SOC 2 requirements. Compliance is not just a regulatory requirement ...

In examining how the Office of Civil Rights administered its periodic Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audit program from January 2016 through December 2020, the U.S. Department of ...

Diana Shaw of Wiley Rein LLP examines a recent HHS Office of Inspector General advisory on direct-to-consumer prescription drug programs and notes issues arising involving the federal 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 ...

Many hospitals are not publishing their prices in accordance with the price transparency law, a federal watchdog's new report found. The OIG analyzed data from 30 hospitals that were part of the ...

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 ...