Lexology May 10, 2023
By DLA Piper

On April 20, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a new Telehealth Toolkit intended to assist public- and private-sector partners – such as Medicare Advantage plan sponsors, private health plans, State Medicaid Fraud Control Units, and other Federal healthcare agencies – in analyzing telehealth claims data to assess program integrity risks.

The OIG created the toolkit in response to the dramatic increase in the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the rising concerns of lawmakers and payors with respect to fraud, waste, and abuse associated with the provision and reimbursement of telehealth services.

The toolkit is informational in nature and does not impose requirements on any third-party...

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