At the March 29, 2022 Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) conference, Christi A. Grimm, HHS-OIG Inspector General, presented an update on key agency initiatives and priorities that directly impact health care and compliance communities.  In April of 2021, Ms. Grimm...

The HHS Office of the Inspector General has just issued a notice that the OIG is considering whether to discontinue its publication of monthly supplements to the LEIE. They are soliciting public input about the impact of this change on...

As the keynote speaker at the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) Compliance Institute on April 21, 2021 the HHS OIG Deputy Inspector Christi Grimm reviewed the OIG’s top 10 compliance priorities for 2021 and beyond. Among those priorities was modernizing...

Federal exclusion requirements have been in place for years. However, in the last decade there have been significant legislative efforts to strengthen and extend Medicaid program integrity controls to protect beneficiaries from providers excluded from Medicaid participation. These providers were...

Since 2017, the General Services Agency’s (GSA) Integrated Award Environment program office has been working to consolidate all related procurement tools into a single modernized online environment. The GSA manages federal acquisition and awards processes through 10 different websites which...

To answer this question, it is important to understand how the two federal databases relate to each other and how they differ. Common Purpose Both databases were created to promote quality health care for the public and to reduce health...

EXCLUSION LISTS DEMYSTIFIED Federal and state exclusion lists abound. There are two primary federal lists, which are addressed in this article, but to there are many other lists that should be considered when screening employees, contractors and potential hires. However,...