HHS OIG: A BRIEF HISTORY A U.S. federal Inspector General (IG) is the head of an independent, non-partisan organization established within each executive branch agency. It is assigned to audit and investigate the agen...

A Brief History of the NPI and NPPES As defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit, intelligence-free identification number for covered...

Search the internet on OIG enforcement and you will eventually find articles about nurses, physicians, pharmacists and other licensed medical personnel and their travails related to OIG exclusion. A common theme running ...

Since 2017, the General Services Agency’s (GSA) Integrated Award Environment program office has been working to consolidate all related procurement tools into a single modernized online environment. The GSA manages fed...

In January of 2021 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they would be auditing compliance with the National Background Check Program for Long-Term Care Providers. The National Background Check ...

U.S. healthcare providers who participate in federal or state healthcare programs such as Medicare or Medicaid must be vigilant in their hiring practices. Those individuals or entities with whom providers contract can su...

On January 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a new tool for Medicare plans – the CMS Preclusion List.  A previous article posted in 2018 provides an excellent overview of the n...

The U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) is the department of the U.S. Treasury that is responsible for facilitating compliance with the U.S. foreign policy and national security agendas.  OFAC works to ...

To answer this question, it is important to understand how the two federal databases relate to each other and how they differ. Common Purpose Both databases were created to promote quality health care for the publi...