Garfunkel Wild’s David Traskey, Partner and former Senior Counsel with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) was quoted in the article, “Use of SDP Doesn’t Lead to Fishing Expedition, Former OIG Counsel Says,” in the Report on Medicare Compliance (Volume 32, Number 31), published by the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA). In the article, David gives an OIG insider’s view of the self-disclosure protocol (SDP).
“Providers who use the self-disclosure protocol are presumed to be taking their compliance obligations seriously and to have an effective compliance program,” said David Traskey, who was a senior counsel at OIG until May. “OIG rewards participation in the self-disclosure protocol” and isn’t using it to “poke around into other aspects of a provider’s practice.” There are two reasons: it could have a chilling effect on future use of the SDP and resources are limited, he said.
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