Videos
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HHS OIG: A Good Investment
November 30, 2018In 2018, for every one dollar we spent fighting healthcare fraud, we returned four dollars to the federal government. Our 1600+ employees oversee more than $1 trillion dollars spent for the health and well-being of Americans.
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Eye on Oversight: Cybersecurity
October 9, 2018OIG recognizes Protecting HHS Data, Systems, and Beneficiaries from Cybersecurity Threats as a top management and performance challenge facing HHS. In partnering with various HHS agencies to address this challenge, OIG has formed a multidisciplinary Cybersecurity Team composed of auditors, evaluators, investigators and attorneys focused on combatting cybersecurity threats within HHS and the
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Eye on Oversight: Emergency Response
September 25, 2018HHS OIG is one of many agencies the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) calls upon to respond to major disasters. As part of the Government's coordinated emergency response efforts, a team of OIG's special agents may deploy to provide leadership, equipment, expertise, security, and other support.
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Eye on Oversight: Hospice
July 31, 2018Hospices can provide much-needed pain relief and support to terminally ill patients, to give services and comfort to people at the end of life. However, the HHS OIG is releasing a hospice portfolio that summarizes the agency's work, which found significant problems with quality of care issues and improper billing in the Medicare hospice program.
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Eye on Oversight: Corporate Integrity Agreements
May 25, 2018A provider who allegedly commits federal health care fraud may face exclusion, meaning they could be banned from billing federal health care programs. Instead, the provider can choose to settle the case and may need to enter into a Corporate Integrity Agreement, or CIA, with the HHS-OIG.
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Daniel R. Levinson's Keynote Address at the 2018 HCCA Compliance Institute
May 8, 2018Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services gives the keynote address at the 22nd Annual HCCA Compliance Institute on Monday, April 16, 2018.
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Eye on Oversight - SBIR Grant Fraud
March 21, 2018The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program provides seed money to domestic start-ups and small businesses so they can develop new and advanced technologies across a wide array of industries. OIG has found instances of fraud and waste in HHS’s SBIR program. In this edition of Eye on Oversight, Operations Officer Francis Montoya describes two fraud cases involving millions in SBIR grant funds being diverted for personal use.
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Eye on Oversight - Group Homes
January 17, 2018Every year in the United States, developmentally disabled Americans living in group homes have severe injuries and medical conditions that require trips to emergency rooms. HHS-OIG found that states failed to report up to 99 percent of these critical incidents to investigators, as required. As a result, HHS-OIG and its government partners put together a joint report to provide tools for states to drive better health and safety outcomes for group home residents.
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Eye on Oversight - 2017 Year in Review
December 20, 2017This month’s Eye on Oversight recaps OIG’s work in 2017, including topics like reaching a $155 million civil settlement with an electronic health records vendor, releasing a data brief on opioids in Medicare Part D highlighting concerns about extreme use and questionable prescribing, and the largest healthcare fraud takedown in history.
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Eye on Oversight - Grant Management
November 14, 2017HHS is the largest grant-making organization in the federal government. OIG oversees the administration of HHS grants, a key element to ensuring that grantees expend federal funds properly and efficiently. OIG takes a multidisciplinary approach to grants management oversight. We have auditors, evaluators, investigators, data analysts, and lawyers who analyze grant programs to identify vulnerabilities and offer practical solutions to improving programs. If individuals suspect a grantee is misusing funds or that grant beneficiaries are being mistreated, please contact the OIG Hotline at 1-800-HHS-TIPS (1-800-447-8477) or online at our website, oig.hhs.gov.
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Eye on Oversight - The Importance of OIG Audits
August 7, 2017OIG's Office of Audit Services is the largest civilian audit agency in the Federal Government. Through their findings, auditors have the ability to save lives and protect critical HHS programs.
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Eye on Oversight - Electronic Health Records
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IG Levinson's Remarks at the 2017 Health Care Fraud Takedown Press Conference
July 19, 2017Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson speaks at the July 13, 2017 press conference about the health care fraud takedown. More than 400 defendants in 41 federal districts were charged with participating in fraud schemes involving about $1.3 billion in false billings to Medicare and Medicaid. OIG worked with state and federal law enforcement partners to coordinate this takedown.
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Eye on Oversight: Abuse in Nursing Homes
June 7, 2017Millions of elderly Americans live in nursing facilities. OIG’s oversight and enforcement work has revealed alarming problems. Problems range from overmedicating residents, to patient abuse or neglect. OIG is working to prevent patient harm through identifying program vulnerabilities, investigating wrongdoers, and taking legal action against providers.
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Eye on Oversight - Medical Identity Theft
March 2, 2017Medical identity theft, the fastest growing form of identity theft, occurs when someone's personal information, like their name, Social Security number, or Medicare number, is stolen. Criminals or fraudulent providers use those medical identities to get medical care, buy drugs, or submit false billings to Medicare/Medicaid under that stolen name.
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Eye on Oversight - Exclusions
January 17, 2017The HHS OIG has authority to exclude individuals and entities from participation in Federal health care programs. An exclusion means these individuals and entities will no longer get paid through Federal healthcare programs. Employers must check that they are not employing an excluded individual because they may face a financial penalty. This video also covers the exclusions database, and possible reinstatement.
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Eye on Oversight - 2016 Year in Review
December 13, 2016This month’s Eye on Oversight recaps OIG’s work in 2016, including topics like the launch of Healthcare.gov, child care safety lapses and the largest healthcare fraud takedown in history.
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Eye on Oversight - Challenges in Indian Health Service Hospitals
November 14, 2016Indian Health Service, or IHS, provides health care services for approximately 2.2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. OIG examined 28 IHS-operated hospitals, to look at how they monitor quality oversight and ensure that facilities meet federal standards.
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Eye on Oversight - Personal Care Services
October 17, 2016This month’s Eye on Oversight highlights vulnerabilities in Medicaid’s Personal Care Services (PCS) program. Investigations have revealed abuse and neglect by PCS attendants. OIG hopes that its recommendations to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will ensure that people in need of PCS services, are not at risk of abuse or neglect.
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Eye on Oversight - Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol
September 15, 2016If health care providers find evidence of potential fraud in Federal health care programs, they can voluntarily report it to the OIG. In this video, OIG looks at the largest self-disclosure case in history.