The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Work Plan on October 2, 2012. The OIG Work Plan is released annually and identifies what the OIG will be focusing on in the coming year, providing a roadmap to potential risk areas.
This is the first of two articles highlighting OIG Work Plan provisions that providers should consider addressing in their compliance plans. This article focuses on the Work Plan provisions that affect hospital and physician providers and has been divided into “new” and “continuing” initiatives based on whether the issue was addressed in last year’s Work Plan or whether it is a new focus.
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