Posts Tagged ‘OIG work plan’
Telemedicine in OIG’s Crosshairs as Fraud Mounts
When the pandemic hit and a public health emergency was declared, the government began to issue waivers designed to give providers more flexibility in how they could treat patients. One area that saw restrictions lifted considerably has been telemedicine, an industry that has been gaining traction in recent years. As we wrote about, the use…
Read MoreAudits and Oversight Top OIG’s Workplan List for January
The January update to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Workplan is out and there are several items that should be of interest to our clients. The Workplan sets forth various projects that either are underway or will be addressed during the fiscal year and beyond…
Read MoreOIG Work Plan Updates Target COVID-19 Related Fraud
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) recently released an ambitious update to its Work Plan that includes 16 areas of interest for the government watchdog. The Work Plan is updated monthly and outlines the various projects the OIG intends to focus on in the coming months. The…
Read MoreOIG Work Plan Update Adds Audits of CARES Act Provider Relief Funds
In its May update of its Work Plan, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG) announced it will examine the effectiveness of HHS controls over the awarding and disbursement of $50 billion in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments to hospitals and other providers. The funding was included in…
Read MoreApril OIG Work Plan Focuses on Oversight of State, Federal Funding
Each month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) releases updates to its Work Plan, which outline the various projects it intends to focus on in the coming months. The April Work Plan addressed a number of items that should be of interest to a variety of…
Read MoreOIG Workplan Update: From Opioid Misuse to Elder Abuse
The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) continues to update its Work Plan monthly. As we previously noted, the OIG has gone from an annual update to monthly updates as a way to enhance transparency. It sets forth various projects including OIG audits and evaluations that are underway…
Read MoreOIG WorkPlan Update for December Includes Six New Initiatives
The HHS Office of the Inspector General continues to update its Work Plan each month and ended the year in December with six new initiatives, two of which focus on the opioid epidemic and how to better monitor and prevent drug abuse. Status Update on States’ Efforts on Medicaid-Provider Enrollment OIG will determine just how…
Read MoreOIG’s Far-reaching 2017 Work Plan Designed to Root Out Fraud and Abuse
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released its work plan for 2017 and its target list is ambitious. Each year, the agency releases a plan that summarizes new and existing reviews and areas where it will focus its attention for the coming year. It also shows…
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