Building an Effective Health Care Compliance Program
In November 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued its General Compliance Program Guidance as a tool for all individuals and entities involved in the healthcare industry to utilize when developing or updating their healthcare compliance programs. Earlier that year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued its updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs as a guide for prosecutors to use when evaluating the effectiveness of compliance programs. In this presentation, Gretchen will discuss how healthcare providers and industry participants of all sizes can utilize recent OIG and DOJ guidance to develop, create, or improve their healthcare compliance programs. Gretchen’s presentation will include a discussion of OIG’s and DOJ’s approaches to compliance, including the factors each consider when determining the effectiveness of a compliance program.