Physician practice compliance planning for 2019: OIG Work Plan activities

Gary Herschman is a Member of the firm in the Health Care and Life Sciences practice at Epstein Becker Green in the Newark, NJ, and New York offices. Victoria Sheridan (vsheridan@ebglaw.com) is a Member of the firm and John D. Barry (jdbarry@ebglaw.com) is an Associate in the Newark, NJ, office of Epstein Becker Green.

The Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (the OIG) protects the integrity of federal healthcare programs and their beneficiaries by, among other activities, detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse. These efforts are reflected in a Work Plan that identifies various projects that are underway or that the OIG plans to address in the near future in furtherance of its mission.[1] As a result, a key component of every physician practice compliance program should include monitoring and assessing how items included in the OIG’s Work Plan may impact the practice and its operations.

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