
Overview of OIG Proposed Rule on Information Blocking Violations
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an office of Health and Human Services (HHS) that has broad leeway to investigate potential fraud and abuse within healthcare associated with HHS grants, contracts, and other agreements and then impose financial penalties called civil monetary penalties (CMP). In the 21st Century Cures Act, OIG was granted ability to investigate and charge CMP around the area of information blocking. This is their proposed rule for enforcing informatio