Joshua Galuska

Oct 22, 2024 | lexology.com | Joshua Galuska |Heather Bates |Sam Wolf

Earlier this year, we analyzed the Open Payments database to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic affected relationships between healthcare manufacturers and physicians through 2022. Our analysis found that while most common financial arrangements experienced an abrupt downtick due to the pandemic, payments from healthcare manufacturers have been trending back to pre-pandemic levels, but that certain types of payments may have leveled off below where they were in 2019.

Jun 26, 2024 | lexology.com | Joshua Galuska |Heather Bates

BackgroundIn November 2023, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its first major update to compliance program guidance in fifteen years. The modernized General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) is intended to serve as a reference guide for the entire healthcare industry.