Regulatory Compliance Has No Speed Traps
Corporate Compliance Insights, Forthcoming
3 Pages Posted: 28 Feb 2014
Date Written: February 26, 2014
Abstract
Formed through legislation signed by President Gerald Ford in 1976, the Office of the Inspector General is one federal agency that should never be underestimated by those in the health care industry. In its pursuit to protect the integrity of health care programs and the welfare of their beneficiaries, the OIG boasts the power to determine the fate of most health care providers through standards both objective and subjective. While those unfortunate enough to find themselves on the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) may at times disagree, the pellucidity with which the OIG enforces its statutory directive is in perfect alignment with the transparency through which the agency insists providers conduct their business.
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