The OIG published a notice in the Federal Register seeking input changes to the protocol, with a comment period ending August 17.
The protocol gives detailed guidance to providers on what information is appropriate to include as part of an investigative report and how to conduct an audit. It’s structured on the belief that healthcare providers are willing to police themselves and correct underlying problems they discover.
Since the protocol was established in 1998, the OIG has resolved more than 800 disclosures and recovered upwards of $280 million to federal healthcare programs.
The OIG said that “after over a decade of experience in resolving protocol disclosures,” it now wants consider revisions to provide additional guidance.
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