Industry Notes: Feds Add Several COVID-19 Policies to OIG Work Plan
Plus: OCR amplifies focus on HIPAA Right of Access.
If you thought things were already tough, get ready for more federal scrutiny in the months ahead. The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) padded its Work Plan with several new Active Items in October.
Details: OIG reeled back its targets in September with only four new Active Items — but October was a busy month. At press time, the agency had posted 21 additions that run the enforcement gamut from skilled nursing facility (SNF) oversight to telehealth snafus to provider relief audits. And though the Active Items cover...
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