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There has been a longstanding and regrettable practice in the healthcare industry of pharmaceutical and medical device companies giving physicians gifts as illegal inducements. Concerned about this continued trend, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued important warnings regarding providing inducements to healthcare providers (HCPs) – just in time for the holiday season! On October 29, 2020, the DOJ announced its first-ever enforcement action for a violation of the Open Payments Program reporting requirements. On November 16, 2020, the OIG issued a Special Fraud Alert regarding the potential Anti-Kickback Statute implications inherent in speaker programs. Pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical device companies, and HCPs should read the guidance carefully and be extremely cautious before accepting or offering any remuneration this ho
USA
December 14 2020
There has been a longstanding and regrettable practice in the healthcare industry of pharmaceutical and medical device companies giving physicians gifts as illegal inducements. Concerned about this continued trend, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued important warnings regarding providing inducements to healthcare providers (HCPs) – just in time for the holiday season! On October 29, 2020, the DOJ announced its first-ever enforcement action for a violation of the Open Payments Program reporting requirements. On November 16, 2020, the OIG issued a Special Fraud Alert regarding the potential Anti-Kickback Statute implications inherent in speaker programs. Pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical device companies, and HCPs should read the guidance carefully and be extremely cautious before accepting or offering any remuneration this holiday season and beyond.