Lexology January 11, 2024
McGuireWoods LLP

On Nov. 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued the General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) for healthcare providers and other industry stakeholders. The GCPG follows an earlier announcement by OIG regarding a modernization initiative and signifies a major update to OIG’s prior approach for providing guidance on effective compliance programs, which focused on sector-specific compliance program guidance issued between 1998 and 2008. OIG intends for members of the healthcare sector to use the GCPG for purposes of creating and maintaining an appropriate compliance program.

The GCPG continues to demonstrate OIG’s emphasis on the need for compliance as part of each healthcare industry actor’s goals and standard operating practices. Much of OIG’s...

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