A Provider’s Guide to OIG Exclusions
A Provider’s Guide to OIG Exclusions: Federal Exclusion Regulations and Enforcement Authorities, and How Providers Can Avoid Risk with Proper Exclusion…
What is an OIG Exclusion?
OIG Exclusions are powerful enforcement sanctions that bar an individual or entity from any participation in Federal and State health…
OIG Semiannual Report to Congress: Fall 2018-Spring 2019
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published its Semi-Annual Report to Congress covering from October 1, 2018 to March…
A Review of OIG Enforcement Actions in Fiscal Year 2018
By Cason Liles (February 6, 2019): The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an…
What Medical Practices Need to Know About OIG Exclusion Screening
[1] The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has steadily increased its enforcement of OIG Exclusion Screening violations since the issuance of…
2016 OIG Work Plan: State Medicaid Agencies Must Comply with Exclusion Rules
The Office of Inspector General’s 2016 OIG Work Plan contains two important projects that focus on the enforcement of exclusion rules…
OIG Announces Creation of Special Unit for CMP and Exclusion Litigation
Exclusion Screening, LLC has been chronicling the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) interest in exclusion enforcement for quite some time….
Who Should Be on my OIG Exclusion Screening List?
I. Federal and State Agencies Conducting Audits As many healthcare providers and suppliers have painfully learned over the last year,…
The Administrative Process of Imposing an OIG Exclusion
I. Mandatory OIG Exclusions When the Office of Inspector General (OIG) considers imposing a mandatory exclusion, it sends the individual…
OIG Provides Guidance on Disclosures for Conduct Involving Excluded Persons in the Updated Self-Disclosure Protocol
I. Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol: New Guidance Sheds Light on Disclosure On April 17, 2013, the Office of the Inspector General…