Dec 20, 2024 · OIG investigates potential violations to hold accountable those who victimize residents of nursing homes. Patient neglect and inadequate care by nursing facilities is a …

The Nursing Facility ICPG—together with OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) that applies to all individuals and entities involved in the health care industry—serves as OIG’s …

A skilled nursing facility (SNF) is a nursing home that provides skilled nursing care and rehabilitation services such as physical, speech, and occupational therapy to beneficiaries who …

Dec 16, 2024 · As part of its Modernization Initiative, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published its first industry-segment …

Mar 11, 2025 · OIG identifies specific referral source relationships that may raise fraud and abuse concerns for nursing facilities.

Dec 20, 2024 · The HHS-OIG has issued updated compliance program guidance for nursing facilities. The new Nursing Facility ICPG can be used to identify risks and implement an …

Dec 18, 2024 · The Nursing Facility ICPG identifies and provides risk mitigation recommendations for four potential compliance risk areas for skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) and nursing …

Nov 22, 2024 · On November 20, Office of Inspector General (OIG) released Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities …

Jan 28, 2025 · However, the updated Nursing Facility ICPG offers a centralized set of voluntary guidelines that, along with OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance, highlights risk areas …

Dec 11, 2024 · The OIG encourages nursing facilities “to use the Nursing Facility ICPG as a guide in identifying their own risk areas and in implementing, evaluating, and updating their …