Compliance Today Features Article by Arent Fox Health Care Attorneys on OIG’s Revised Exclusion Criteria
In the Compliance Today article, “OIG’s revised exclusion criteria: Reducing the risk,” Arent Fox Health Care partner and leader of the DC practice Linda Baumann and Health Care associates Samuel Cohen and Hillary Stemple discuss the updated criteria that the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) will consider when deciding whether to exercise its permissive exclusion authority.
The law gives the OIG discretion to exclude individuals or entities from participation in federal health care programs on numerous grounds, and such exclusion is often referred to as a financial “death sentence.” In addition to describing the new features in the OIG guidance, including the risk factors that the OIG is likely to consider in making the exclusion determination, the article provides guidance on steps that may help reduce the risk of exclusion.
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