OIG is Back!

Includes a Live Web Event on 02/17/2026 at 2:00 PM (EST)

Improving the quality of care and safety of residents within nursing facilities is a top priority for OIG. Quality of care and safety are matters of critical importance for residents, their loved ones, and the nursing facility workforce. The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, in late 2024, issued Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance for Skilled Nursing Facilities. All nursing homes that receive government reimbursement are required to have a compliance program under Medicare Requirements of Participation. The latest OIG guidance aims to continue to weed out fraud, waste, and abuse by focusing on quality of care and quality of life, Medicare and Medicaid billing, and third-party relationships that could result in kickbacks. While the OIG can audit compliance efforts, its work could also launch additional investigations leading to False Claims Act allegations, claw backs, or the use of civil monetary penalties and/or criminal prosecutions to address deficiencies. This program is a sequel to the 2025 webinar and was developed to reinforce the importance of protecting your organization and helping you be prepared for unexpected visits from governmental agencies.

Objectives

Describe the seven steps of an effective compliance program
Discuss the role a facility assessment plays in the process of developing a compliance program
Describe the steps involved in a proactive audit and response process

Attendees will be awarded 1.00 ANCC contact hours for completing the course/webinar.

Program Start Date: 02/17/2026 | Program Review Date: 02/16/2029

This program has been submitted for Continuing Education, but not yet approved participant hours from NAB/NCERS.

Call the HealthCap Education Coordinator at 734-996-2700 for further information.

Angie Szumlinski, LNHA, RN, GERO-BC, RAC-CT, BS

Director of Risk Management

HealthCap Risk Management Services

Ms. Szumlinski is a nationally-recognized leader in long-term care, with a wealth of experience in virtually every operational and clinical aspect of the industry. She has experience as an Owner/Provider, Administrator, Director of Nursing, Corporate Quality Assurance Coordinator, and independent consultant. As a nationally recognized presenter for health care associations on current trends and best practices in the long-term care industry, Ms. Szumlinski is the author of hundreds of best-practice bulletins, in-service modules, and has hosted hundreds of risk management seminars across the country. Respected for success in assisting facilities in achieving and maintaining regulatory compliance, Ms. Szumlinski served two terms as an Associate Board Member for NCAL, is a member of the AHCA Survey/Regulatory Committee, NCAL's Emergency Preparedness and Life Safety Committee, PALTmed Infection Control Committee and served as a team leader for the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award program for 8 years. Ms. Szumlinski is the Nurse Planner for HealthCap Risk Management’s American Nursing Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) accredited education program.

John P. Hessburg, JD

Principal, Kitch Attorneys & Counselors

Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook

John Hessburg leads the Senior Living Practice Group at Kitch Attorneys & Counselors. He began his career with the Kitch firm as a law clerk in 1984. His experience extends to all aspects of state and federal regulation of Senior Living Providers, national coordination of medical device liability cases and medical malpractice defense litigation. Since establishing the firm’s senior living practice, he has built a multidisciplinary practice that focuses on the myriad of challenges his clients face on a daily basis, which include general healthcare and regulatory compliance, corporate compliance, federal and state administrative law, defense of state and federal false claim actions, as well as professional negligence claims.

Mr. Hessburg received his J.D. from Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, where he was the Managing Editor of the Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy. He also received a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Economics from St. John University, where he was a four-year All American swimmer and an NCAA Merit Scholarship recipient.

He has been working with HealthCap® since it wrote its first policy over 20 years ago.