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October 2008
- 10/01: OIG Work Plan 2009
September 2008
- 09/26: OIG Advisory Opinion No. 08-12: Concerning A Proposed Arrangement Under Which A Newly Formed Legal Entity Would Provide Purely Administrative Insurance Preauthorization Processing And Submission Services For Various Radiology And Imaging Centers
- 09/25: OIG Advisory Opinion 08-11 Concerning Whether Waiving Cost-Sharing Obligations For Protocol-Required Clinical Services And Oxygen Therapy Provided To Medicare Beneficiaries Who Participate In The Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Trial
- 09/02: Grassley Letters to Two Exempt Hospitals
- 09/01: Provena Covenant Medical Center Opinion
August 2008
- 08/19: Final Instructions for Revised Form 990
- 08/19: Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates
- 08/18: New EMTALA Rules
July 2008
- 07/23: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Opinion In The Appeal Of The Poliner Judgment
- 07/21: ABA Section of Taxation and Health Law Section Comments Concerning the Instructions for the Redesigned Form 990 for Tax-Exempt Organizations -
- 07/07: OIG Releases Advisory Opinion 08-07 Concerning $10 Gift Cards for "Service Shortfalls"
June 2008
- 06/24: OIG Releases FY 2007 Medicaid Fraud Control Units Annual Report
- 06/03: Health Information Technology
- 06/02: JCHAHO Suspends MS 1.20
May 2008
- 05/18: OIG Testifies at House Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations on Nursing Home Quality Issues
- 05/13: HHS Office of Civil Rights Enforcement Information
February 2008
- 02/17: HIPAA Security Rule Compliance Reviews
- 02/12: OIG Releases Health care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for FY 2006
- CMS Posts Stark FAQs
January 2008
- 1/15: What Employers Need to Know About Implementing Employee Wellness Programs [
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December 2007
- 12/26: OIG Advisory Opinion (07-17) Concerning A Proposal By The Requestor
- 12/20: Redesigned Form 990 Released
- 12/19: OIG Solicits Proposals & Recommendations for New Safe Harbors/Fraud Alerts
October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
- 08/27: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") Releases The Final Stark Regulations
- Report & Recommendation on Emergency Care System and Hospital Emergency Departments
- Report & Recommendation on Medical Legal Partnerships
July 2007
- 07/27: Despite Reported Progress, Federal Agencies Need to Address Persistent Weaknesses. GAO-07-837
- 07/24: IRS: Revised Regulations Concerning Section 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuity Contracts
- 07/24: The Health Information Privacy and Security Act of 2007 - Section by Section Summary
- 07/18: GAO Report on Government Sharing of Electronic Medical Records
- 07/18: Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2008 Payment Rates; Proposed Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and CY 2008 Payment Rates
- 07/03: New Stark Proposals in 2008 Physician Fee Schedule
June 2007
- 06/19: GOA: Health Information Technology: Efforts Continue but Comprehensive Privacy Approach Needed for National Strategy
- 06/07: CMS: Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2008 Rates; Correction
- 06/04: FDA Announces New Advisory Committee to Address Risk Communication
- 06/04: HHS Buys Next Generation Smallpox Vaccine
May 2007
- 05/29: Grassley, Baucus Work To Build Confidence In Nonprofits Through Greater Transparency
- 05/23: CMS Says Specialty Hospitals Participating In Medicare Must Meeting Emergency Care Conditions of Participation
- 05/14: HIPAA Preemption Decision, Issued by the Georgia Supreme Court
- 05/07: GAO: Hospital Quality Data: HHS Should Specify Steps and Time Frame for Using Information Technology to Collect and Submit Data
April 2007
- 04/26: Cuomo Obtains First Agreement For Violation Of Security Breach Notification Law
- 04/25: The President's Identity Theft Task Force: Combating Identity Theft A Strategic Plan
- 04/23: Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective
- 04/23: CMS Announces Accreditation Deadline for DMEPOPS Competitive Bidding
- 04/23: HHS Reports to Congress on E-Prescribing
- 04/23: Medicare DSH Hospital Fact Sheet
- 04/20: HHS Launches New Web site on HIPAA Privacy Compliance and Enforcement
- 04/17: Cell Therapeutics, Inc. to Pay United States $10.5 Million to Resolve Claims for Illegal Marketing of Cancer Drug
- 04/16: NIH Launches Study to Assess Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents
- 04/13: Revisions to the Hospital Interpretive Guidelines for Informed Consent
March 2007
- 03/23: 42 CFR Parts 411 and 424: Medicare Program; Physicians’ Referrals to Health Care Entities With Which They Have Financial Relations (Phase II); Continuation of Effectiveness and Extension of Timeline for Publication of Final Rule. [CMS-1810-RCN]
- 03/22: Hospital Associations and MedPAC Criticize Proposed Extension of 25 Percent Rule to LTCH Facilities
- 03/22: CMS: Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
- 03/14: OIG Advisory Opinion No. 07-02: Advisory Opinion Regarding The Provision Of Complimentary Ambulance Transportation By A Hospital
- 03/08: FTC Unveils Practical Suggestions for Businesses on Safeguarding Personal Information
January 2007
- 01/25: HHS: Hospital's Proposal To Provide Free Dialysis Services To Chronic Dialysis Patients Unable To Obtain Dialysis In Their Community - OIG Advisory Opinion No. 07-01
- 01/11: Review Of Medicare Contractor’s Pension Segmentation Requirements At Cigna For The Period January 1, 1991, To January 1, 2004 (A-07-05-00 189)
- 01/10: Health Information Technology: Early Efforts Initiated but Comprehensive Privacy Approach Needed for National Strategy. GAO-07-238
- 01/08: Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Award Process for a Commercial Purchase Order to McKesson Drug Company (A-04-06-01031)
- 01/08: Security Guidance for Remote Access to ePHI
- 01/04: Prescription Drug Plan Sponsors' Compliance Plans
December 2006
- 12/29: OIG State False Claims Act Reviews
- 12/13: CMS Briefing on DRA Section 6032 Compliance Answers Some Questions, Raises Others
- 12/13: U.S. Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty Revises Charging Guidelines for Prosecuting Corporate Fraud
- 12/05: HHS: Semiannual Report to Congress for April-September of FY 2006
November 2006
October 2006
- 10/10: OIG Advisory Opinion No. 06-16 - Proposed Arrangement For A Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Manufacturer To Provide Advertising Assistance And Reimbursement Consulting Services To Some Of Its Customers
- 10/06: HHS: Response to Request for Guidance Regarding Certain Physician Investments in the Medical Device Industries
September 2006
- 09/28: OIG Executes Tenet Corporate Integrity Agreement Unprecedented Provisions Include Board of Directors Review
- 09/28: Corporate Integrity Agreement Between The OIG and Tenet Healthcare Corporation
- 09/28: State Medicaid Fraud Control Units Annual Report Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005
- 09/26: Advisory Opinion document 06-14 (concerning a pharmaceutical manufacturer's proposal to establish a patient assistance program to provide the company's drugs to financially-needy Medicare Part D enrollees outside of the Part D benefit)
- 09/25: Fiscal 2007 Work Plan
- 09/16: President’s Identity Theft Task Force Summary Of Interim Recommendations
- 09/09: HIPAA Prosecution In Florida
- 09/05: Domestic and Offshore Outsourcing of Personal Information in Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE
August 2006
- 08/21: False Claims Act Settlements
- 08/02: Safe Harbors for Certain Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Health Records Arrangements Under the Anti-Kickback Statute
- 08/02: Medicare Program; Physicians' Referrals to Health Care Entities With Which They Have Financial Relationships; Exceptions for Certain Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Health Records Arrangements
July 2006
June 2006
- 06/30: HIPAA Privacy Rule: Disclosures for Emergency Preparedness - A Decision Tool HIPAA Privacy Rule: Disclosures for Emergency Preparedness - A Decision Tool
- 06/29: HHS: Medicare Program; Five-Year Review of Work Relative Value Units Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Proposed Changes to the Practice Expense Methodology; Notice
- Office Of Inspector General Work Plan 2006
- Notice Of Submission To Congress Of Amendments To The Sentencing Guidelines Effective November 1, 2006
May 2006
- 05/26: Medicare Program; Revisions to the Payment Policies of Ambulance Services Under the Fee Schedule for Ambulance Services
- 05/25: Meeting with IRS TE/GE Ruling and Examinations Division Representatives
- 05/17: Tenet Agrees to Divest Alvarado Hospital
- 05/03: Guidance For Industry: Using Electronic Means To Distribute Certain Product Information
April 2006
- 04/25: Guidance on Informed Consent for In Vitro Diagnostic Device Studies Using Leftover Human Specimens that are Not Individually Identifiable
- 04/24: An Open Letter to Health Care Providers
- 04/18: OIG Advisory Opinion No. 06-03: Advisory opinion regarding a pharmaceutical company patient assistance program that provides free outpatient prescription drugs to financially-needy Medicare Part D enrollees entirely outside of the Part D benefit.
- 04/11: U.S. Sentencing Commission Votes To Amend Guidelines For Terrorism, Firearms, And Steroids
- 04/06: Testimony of Lewis Morris, Chief Counsel to the Inspector General U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
March 2006
- 03/31: OIG Semi-Annual Report To Congress
- 03/3: NO. 12-05-00310-CV: In The Court Of Appeals Twelfth Court Of Appeals District Tyler, TX
- 03/28:HHS:OIG Advisory Opinion, 06-02, Concerning Two Proposed Programs To Manage The Delivery Of Durable Medical Equipment And Orthotics To Be Offered To Physicians By A DME And Orthotics Manufacturer And Supplier.
- 03/27: HHS: OIG Advisory Opinion No. 06-01: Advisory Opinion Regarding A Home Health Agency’s Practice Of Providing Prospective Customers With A Free Preoperative Home Safety Assessment (The "Arrangement").
- 03/15: OIG: Fraud Prevention & Detection / Enforcement Actions / Criminal Actions
- 03/14: OIG Excludes Miami Hospital from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs
- Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006
February 2006
- 02/16: HIPAA Administrative Simplification Enforcement Final Rule
- 02/03: Standards Group To Consider Emergency Messaging Data Specification
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January 2006
- 01/12: Nursing Homes Despite Increased Oversight, Challenges Remain in Ensuring High-Quality Care and Resident Safety
- 01/09: Comments Concerning Proposed Regulations Under Sections 501(c)(3) and 4958 of the 1986 Internal Revenue Code
- 01/04: Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters (COM (2005) 475 final)
- 01/04: Payment Provisions In The Traditional Medicare Program That May Be Delayed By The Deficit Reduction Act
December 2005
- 12/14: CMS: Final Rule: Medicare Program; Application of Inherent Reasonableness Payment Policy to Medicare Part B Services (Other Than Physician Services)
- 12/12: HHS Release: Checklist To Help Businesses Prepare For A Pandemic
- 12/01: JCAHO 2007 Medical Staff Credentialing and Privileging Standards Field Review
November 2005
- 11/28: OIG: Draft OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Recipients of PHS Research Awards
- 11/28: Offshoring of Services: An Overview of the Issues. GAO-06-5
- 11/28: MODEL GUIDELINES DRUG CATEGORIES AND CLASSES IN PART D
Companion Document to: Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Summary of USP Approach and Methodology to the Model Guidelines - 11/04: Who is Subject to Criminal Prosecution under HIPAA?
- 11/02: Want To Learn More About The New Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage?
October 2005
- 10/28: Information Technology: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Needs to Establish Critical Investment Management Capabilities. GAO-06-12
- 10/18: IRS: Form 990 Revised
- 10/11: Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Safe Harbor for Certain Electronic Prescribing Arrangements Under the Anti-Kickback Statute
- 10/11: CMS: 42 CFR Part 411 Medicare Program; Physicians’ Referrals to Health Care Entities With Which They Have Financial Relationships; Exceptions for Certain Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Health Records Arrangements; Proposed Rule
- 10/11: The Office of Inspector General posts a pre-publication copy of a proposed rule for a Safe Harbor for Certain Electronic Prescribing Arrangements under the Anti-Kickback Statute. The official version is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register
- 10/07: OIG Testimony on Gainsharing Arrangements. Lewis Morris, Chief Counsel to the Inspector General, Testified Before the Subcommittee on Health of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means On Gainsharing Arrangements.
- 10/06: HHS Accelerates Use of E-prescribing and Electronic Health Records
- 10/06: Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse;Safe Harbor for Certain Electronic Prescribing Arrangements Under the Anti-Kickback Statute
- 10/01: CMS Waived Stark Self-Referral Requirements in Declared Katrina Disaster States
September 2005
- 09/20: IRS Guidance: When Intermediate Sanctions May Be Coupled with Status Revocation
- 09/09: Important Information for Medicare Providers Regarding Hurricane Katrina Issues from the CMS Website
- 09/07: Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief - Click here for information on volunteering and accessing legal services.
- 09/07: ABA Health eSource: September Issue Available Online
August 2005
- 08/18: CMS: Fact Sheets: View more than 30 fact sheets, tip sheets, and other publications about Medicare prescription drug.
- 08/16: ABA Report & Recommendation on Medicaid Restructuring
- 08/06: 2005 – 2006 Officer & Council Nominations Announced
- Self-Declaration of U.S. Citizenship for Medicaid (OEI-02-03-00190)
- Review of Selected Paid Claims with Therapy Services Submitted to Medicare by Red Oak Home Health Services for the Period October 1, 2002 Through September 30, 2003 (A-09-04-00050)
- Review of New Mexico's Personal Needs Allowance for Institutionalized Residents for the Period July 1, 2000 through September 30, 2004 (A-06-05-00034)
July 2005
- 2005 – 2006 Officer & Council Nominations Announced
- ABA Annual Meeting
- SEC Votes To Adopt Securities Act Rule Reform and Shell Company Regulations; Considers Matters Remanded by Court of Appeals - Full Ruling
- Medical Errors Bill Approved by House Subcommittee
- ABA Health eSource: July Issue Available Online
June 2005
- GAO: Medicaid Fraud and Abuse: CMS's Commitment to Helping States Safeguard Program Dollars Is Limited
- GAO: Medicaid: States' Efforts to Maximize Federal Reimbursements Highlight Need for Improved Federal Oversight
- GAO: Medicaid Financing: States' Use of Contingency-Fee Consultants to Maximize Federal Reimbursements Highlights Need for Improved Federal Oversight
- CMS Releases New Educational Guide on Remittance Advice (RA) Notices
- CMS: Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes and File Names, Descriptions, and Instructions for Retrieving the 2005 Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) HCPCS Additions, Deletions, and Master Listing
- OIG Semiannual Report to Congress for October-March 2005
- U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security; Overview of the Competitive Effects of Specialty Hospitals
May 2005
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