The OIG updates its Work Plan monthly to identify audits and evaluations that are underway or proposed by the OIG's Office of Audit Services and Office of Evaluation and Inspections. The October 2019 update identifies new...more
11/19/2019
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG), recently published its Spring 2019 Semiannual Report to Congress. The report, released June 3, 2019, covers the period October 1, 2018...more
6/24/2019
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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two rules on December 7, 2016, updating certain existing safe harbor regulations, adding new safe harbor rules under...more
12/16/2016
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In its Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2012, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would begin reviews of Medicare payments to hospitals to determine compliance...more
10/27/2015
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