Category: OIG Guidance and Reports
II. Compliance Program Elements
A. The Seven Basic Compliance Elements The OIG believes that every effective compliance program must begin with a formal commitment 10 by the nursing facility’s governing body...
I. Introduction
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) continues in its efforts to promote voluntarily implemented compliance programs...
Background
The creation of compliance program guidances is a major initiative of the OIG in its effort to engage the private health care community in combating...
Publication of the OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities
AGENCY: Office of Inspector General (OIG), HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This Federal Register notice sets forth the recently issued Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities...
APPENDIX B
Agency Comments
Endnotes
1. The term ‘‘Federal health care programs,’’ as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1320a– 7b(f), includes any plan or program that provides health benefits, whether directly,...
III. Conclusion
In today’s environment of increased scrutiny of corporate conduct and increasingly large expenditures for prescription drugs, it is imperative for pharmaceutical manufacturers to establish and...
II. Compliance Program Elements Reporting
Where the compliance officer, compliance committee, or a member of senior management discovers credible evidence of misconduct from any source and, after a reasonable inquiry,...
II. Compliance Program Elements H. Responding to Detected Problems and Developing Corrective Action Initiatives
Violation of a pharmaceutical manufacturer’s compliance program, failure to comply with applicable federal or state law, and other types of misconduct threaten the company’s status...