In a recent blog post from Relias Learning, they discuss how a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) is issued by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to improve the quality of healthcare and to promote compliance with regulations.
CIAs combat fraud committed by healthcare organizations and are issued when a healthcare organization acknowledges improper or fraudulent actions.Essentially, organizations under a CIA have entered into a settlement with the government that they will uphold the details of the agreement in exchange that the OIG does not exclude them from Medicare, Medicaid, or other Federal health care programs.
Most organizations entering into a CIA are faced with the decision to either shut their doors or buckle up for a potentially bumpy 5-year process to get the organization back on track. Since the OIG reserves the right to impose additional sanctions should the organization breach the CIA, it is vital that organizations understand these 5 key challenges upon entering a CIA to ensure smooth and successful fulfillment of the agreement.
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