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Canada
- Comparison of Reimbursement Prices for Multiple-Source Prescription Drugs in the United States and Canada (OEI-03-91-00470; 8/91)
- Intraocular Lens Costs in Canadian Hospitals (OEI-07-89-01660; 4/90)
- Quality Assurance Activities of Medical Licensure Authorities in the United States and Canada (OEI-01-89-00561; 2/91)
Cancer Information Service (CIS)
- The Cancer Information Service: Expanding Telephone Access (OEI-09-97-00360; 5/98)
Carotid Endarterectomy
- Peer Review Organization Criteria for Carotid Endarterectomy (OEI-03-91-00150; 8/92)
- Preprocedure Review Costs for Carotid Endarterectomy (OEI-03-91-00152; 1/92)
Carriers
- see also: MSP | Contractors
- ACOs' Strategies for Transitioning to Value-Based Care: Lessons From the Medicare Shared Savings Program (OEI-02-15-00451)
- Recommendation Followup: Vulnerabilities Continue To Exist in the HHS Small Business Innovation Research Program (OEI-04-18-00230)
- The MEDIC Produced Some Positive Results but More Could be Done to Enhance its Effectiveness (OEI-03-17-00310)
- Enhancements Needed in the Tracking and Collection of Medicare Overpayments Identified by ZPICs and PSCs (OEI-03-13-00630)
- Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations Have Shown Potential for Reducing Spending and Improving Quality (OEI-02-15-00450)
- MACs Continue to Use Different Methods to Determine Drug Coverage (OEI-03-13-00450)
- Medicare Benefit Integrity Contractors' Activities in 2012 and 2013: A Data Compendium (OEI-03-13-00620)
- Enhanced Enrollment Screening of Medicare Providers: Early Implementation Results (OEI-03-13-00050)
- HealthCare.gov: Case Study of CMS Management of the Federal Marketplace (OEI-06-14-00350)
- CMS Has Not Performed Required Closeouts of Contracts Worth Billions (OEI-03-12-00680)
- Quality Improvement Organizations Provide Support to More Than Half of Hospitals but Overlap With Other Quality Improvement Programs (OEI-01-12-00650)
- Federal Marketplace: Inadequacies in Contract Planning and Procurement (OEI-03-14-00230)
- An Overview of 60 Contracts That Contributed to the Development and Operation of the Federal Marketplace (OEI-03-14-00231)
- Vulnerabilities in the HHS Small Business Innovation Research Program (OEI-04-11-00530)
- Contract Pharmacy Arrangements in the 340B Program (OEI-05-13-00431)
- Over Four Million Medicare Summary Notices Mailed to Beneficiaries Were Not
Delivered in 2012 (OEI-03-12-00600) - Medicare Claims Administration Contractors' Error Rate Reduction Plans (OEI-09-12-00090)
- Medicare Administrative Contractors' Performance (OEI-03-11-00740)
- CMS and Its Contractors Have Adopted Few Program Integrity Practices To Address Vulnerabilities in EHRs (OEI-01-11-00571)
- The First Level of the Medicare Appeals Process, 2008-2012: Volume, Outcomes, and Timeliness (OEI-01-12-00150)
- Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors and CMS's Actions To Address Improper Payments, Referrals of Potential Fraud, and Performance (OEI-04-11-00680)
- Medicare Inappropriately Paid for Drugs Ordered by Individuals Without Prescribing Authority (OEI-02-09-00608)
- Co-Located Long-Term Care Hospitals Remain Unidentified, Resulting in Potential Overpayments (OEI-04-12-00491)
- Vulnerabilities in CMS's and Contractors' Activities To Detect and Deter Fraud in Community Mental Health Centers (OEI-04-11-00101)
- MEDIC Benefit Integrity Activities in Medicare Parts C and D (OEI-03-11-00310)
- Questionable Billing by Community Mental Health Centers (OEI-04-11-00100)
- Conflicts and Financial Relationships Among Potential Zone Program Integrity Contractors (OEI-03-10-00300)
- Status of 244 Provider Audits Identified Using Review Medicaid Integrity Contractor Analysis (OEI-05-10-00201)
- Early Assessment of Audit Medicaid Integrity Contractors (OEI-05-10-00210)
- Addressing Vulnerabilities Reported by Medicare Benefit Integrity Contractors (OEI-03-10-00500)
- Zone Program Integrity Contractors' Data Issues Hinder Effective Oversight (OEI-03-09-00520)
- Concerns With Rebates in the Medicare Part D Program (OEI-02-08-00050)
- Carrier Determination of Copayments for Medicare Mental Health Services (OEI-09-04-00221)
- Carrier Medical Review Progressive Corrective Action (OEI-02-03-00300; 10/05)
- Duplicate Medicare Payments by Individual Carriers (OEI-03-00-00091; 06/01)
- Medicare Payments for the Same Service by More Than One Carrier (OEI-03-00-00090; 03/01)
- Inconsistent Medicare Data Concerning Carrier Payment Dates (OEI-03-00-00350; 9/00)
- Fiscal Intermediary Fraud Units (OEI-03-97-350; 11/98)
- Carrier Fraud Units (OEI-05-94-00470; 11/96)
- Carriers Still Need to Purge Unused Provider Numbers (OEI-01-94-00231; 12/95)
- Medicare Carriers' Policies for Transcranial Dopplers: A New Technology (OEI-03-91-00951; 3/93)
- Carrier Assignment of Medicare Provider Numbers (OEI-06-89-00871; 4/92)
- Carrier Shopping (OEI-05-91-00043; 11/91)
- Medicare Prepayment Review: MSP Procedures at Carriers (OEI-07-89-01683; 8/91)
- Carrier Maintenance of Medicare Provider Numbers (OEI-06-89-00870; 6/91)
- Medicare Carrier Assessment of New Technologies (OEI-01-88-00010; 5/90)
- Beneficiary Satisfaction with Georgia's Medicare Carrier (OEI-04-90-01050; 2/90)
- Medicare Carriers' Performance of Program Integrity Functions (OAI-04-88-00710; 8/88)
Cataracts
- see also: Intraocular Lenses | Surgery
- Outpatient Surgery: Medicare Payments for Unnecessary and Poor Quality Cataracts (OEI-09-88-01005; 8/91)
- Ophthalmology/Optometry Relationships Involved in Cataract Surgery (OAI-07-88-00460; 4/89)
- Medicare Certified Ambulatory Surgical Centers: Cataract Surgery Costs and Related Issues (OAI-09-88-00490; 3/88)
- Medicare Cataract Implant Surgery (OAI-09-85-00046; 3/86)
- Comparison of Reimbursement Prices for Multiple-Source Prescription Drugs in the United States and Canada (OEI-03-91-00470; 8/91)
- Intraocular Lens Costs in Canadian Hospitals (OEI-07-89-01660; 4/90)
Child Care
- Characteristics of Separated Children in ORR's Care: June 27, 2018–November 15, 2020 OEI-BL-20-00680
- Care Provider Facilities Described Challenges Addressing Mental Health Needs of Children in HHS Custody (OEI-09-18-00431)
- State Oversight of Residential Facilities for Children (OEI-02-98-00570; 5/00)
- Technical Assistance for Quality Child Care: Regional Office Perspectives (OEI-07-97-00422; 11/99)
- Head Start, TANF, and Child Care Needs Assessments (OEI-05-98-00540; 10/99)
- Technical Assistance for Quality Child Care: Community Perspectives (OEI-07-97-00421; 6/99)
- Technical Assistance for Quality Child Care: State Administrators' Perspectives (OEI-07-97- 00420; 3/99)
- Tribal Child Care (OEI-05-98-00010: 11/98)
- States' Child Care Certificate Systems: An Early Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Barriers (OEI-05-97-00320; 3/98)
- The At-Risk Child Care Program (OEI-02-92-00140; 9/93)
- State Child Support Enforcement Criteria for Targeting Medical Support (OEI-07-90-00120; 8/91)
- Enforcing Child Care Regulations (OEI-03-89-00700; 3/90)
- Effective Practices in Enforcing Child Care Regulations (OEI-03-89-00701; 3/90)
Child Care Technical Assistance Network
- Technical Assistance for Quality Child Care: Regional Office Perspectives (OEI-07-97-00422; 11/99)
Child Health
- see also: State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
- For Medicaid-Enrolled Children Diagnosed With Lead Toxicity in Five States, Documentation Reviewed for Diagnoses and Treatment Services Raises Concerns OEI-07-18-00370
- More Than One-Third of Medicaid-Enrolled Children in Five States Did Not Receive Required Blood Lead Screening Tests OEI-07-18-00371
- Care Provider Facilities Described Challenges Addressing Mental Health Needs of Children in HHS Custody (OEI-09-18-00431)
- Many Medicaid-Enrolled Children Who Were Treated for ADHD Did Not Receive Recommended Followup Care (OEI-07-17-00170)
- Treatment Planning and Medication Monitoring Were Lacking for Children in Foster Care Receiving Psychotropic Medication (OEI-07-15-00380)
- State Use of Express Lane Eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment (OEI-06-15-00410)
- Most Children With Medicaid in Four States Are Not Receiving Required Dental Services (OEI-02-14-00490)
- Questionable Billing for Medicaid Pediatric Dental Services in California (OEI-02-14-00480)
- Second-Generation Antipsychotic Drug Use Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children: Quality-of-Care Concerns (OEI-07-12-00320)
- Not All Children in Foster Care Who Were Enrolled in Medicaid Received Required Health Screenings (OEI-07-13-00460)
- CMS Needs To Do More To Improve Medicaid Children's Utilization of Preventive Screening Services (OEI-05-13-00690)
- The Office for Human Research Protections' Evaluation of the Surfactant, Positive Pressure, and Oxygenation Randomized Trial (OEI-01-14-00560)
- Questionable Billing for Medicaid Pediatric Dental Services in Louisiana (OEI-02-14-00120)
- Child Care and Development Fund: Monitoring of Licensed Child Care Providers (OEI-07-10-00230)
- License-Exempt Child Care Providers in the Child Care and Development Fund Program (OEI-07-10-00231)
- Vaccines for Children Program: Vulnerabilities in Vaccine Management (OEI-04-10-00430)
- Most Medicaid Children in Nine States Are Not Receiving All Required Preventive Screening Services (OEI-05-08-00520)
- Maternal and Child Health Training Grants: The LEND Program (OEI-04-98-00090; 4/00)
Child Support Enforcement (CSE)
- see also: Paternity Establishment
- State Use of Debt Compromise To Reduce Child Support Arrearages (OEI-06-06-00070)
- Child Support Enforcement Customer Service: Parent Perceptions of Telephone and Office Visit Experiences In Four States (OEI-06-02-00250; 04/03)
- 2002 Statewide Child Support Automated Telephone Systems (OEI-06-00-00460)
- Effectiveness Of Access And Visitation Grant Programs (OEI-05-02-00300; 10/02)
- Barriers in Closing Child Support Enforcement Cases (OEI-06-00-00471; 09/02)
- Use of Federal Child Support Case Closure Regulations (OEI-06-00-00470; 02/02)
- Child Support for Children on TANF (OEI-05-99-00392; 02/02)
- Distributing Collected Child Support to Families Exiting Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (OEI-05-01-00220; 10/01)
- Withholding Child Support Obligations from Departmental Employees (OEI-05-00-00300; 10/01)
- Child Support Enforcement State Disbursement Units: State Implementation Progress (OEI-06-00-00040; 8/00)
- Child Support Enforcement State Disbursement Units: Sharing the Experiences of Six States (OEI-06-00-00041; 8/00)
- The Establishment of Child Support Orders for Low Income Non-Custodial Parents (OEI-05-99-00390; 7/00)
- State Policies Used to Establish Child Support Orders for Low Income Non-Custodial Parents (OEI-05-99-00391; 7/00)
- Medical Insurance for Dependents Receiving Child Support (OEI-07-97-00500; 6/00)
- Paternity Establishment: Administrative and Judicial Methods (OEI-06-98-00050; 4/00)
- Paternity Establishment: Use of Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgments (OEI-06-98-00053; 4/00)
- Client Cooperation with Child Support Enforcement: Local Staff Experiences With Medicaid- Only Clients (OEI 06-98-00045; 4/00)
- Workplace Violence: Perceptions and Experiences of Local Public Assistance and Child Support Enforcement Staff and Managers (OEI-06-98-00044; 3/00)
- Client Cooperation with Child Support Enforcement: Policies and Practices (OEI-06-98-00040; 3/00)
- Client Cooperation with Child Support Enforcement: Challenges and Strategies to Improvement (OEI-06-98-00041; 3/00)
- Client Cooperation with Child Support Enforcement: The Role of Public Assistance Agencies (OEI-06-98-00042; 3/00)
- Client Cooperation with Child Support Enforcement: Use of Good Cause Exceptions (OEI-06-98-00043; 3/00)
- Paternity Establishment: Notification of Rights And Responsibilities For Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgment (OEI-06-98-00051; 7/99)
- Paternity Establishment: Use of Alternative Sites for Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgment (OEI-06-98-00052; 7/99)
- Paternity Establishment: State Use of Genetic Testing (OEI-06-98-00054; 9/99)
- Paternity Establishment: The Role of Vital Records Agencies (OEI-06-98-00055; 9/99)
- Paternity Establishment: Payment to Vital Records Agencies (OEI-06-98-00056; 7/99)
- Review and Adjustment of Support Orders (OEI-05-98-00100; 3/99)
- Review and Adjustment of Support Orders, Experience in Ten States (OEI-05-98-00102; 3/99)
- Child Support Enforcement Annual Report to Congress (OEI-02-98-00070; 10/98)
- State Child Support Satisfaction Survey (OEI-02-97-00310; 8/98)
- Child Support Enforcement State Satisfaction Survey: Case Studies (OEI-02-97-00311; 8/98)
- Unpaid Child Support and Income Tax Deductions (OEI-05-95-00070; 12/96)
- Grantees and Providers Delinquent in Child Support (OEI-07-95-00390; 8/97)
- Lessons Learned by States in Implementing Certified Automated Data Systems for Child Support (OEI-04-96-00011; 12/96)
- Implementation of State Child Support Certified Data Systems (OEI-04-96-00010; 4/97)
- Review and Adjustment of IV-D Child Support Orders (OEI-07-92-00990; 4/95)
- Child Support for Children in State Foster Care (OEI-04-91-00980; 5/94)
- Incorrect Distribution of Child Support Collected on Behalf of Children in Non-IV-E Foster Care (OEI-04-91-00981; 5/94)
- Exceptions to Wage Withholding for Child Support (OEI-07-91-01220; 3/94)
- Child Support and the Military (OEI-07-90-02250; 6/93)
- Child Support for IV-E Foster Care Children (OEI-04-91-00530; 5/92)
- State Child Support Enforcement Criteria for Targeting Medical Support (OEI-07-90-00120; 8/91)
- Child Support Enforcement Incentive Payments (OEI-05-91-O750; 07/91)
- Effective Paternity Establishment Practices: Executive Report (OEI-06-89-00910; 2/90)
- Effective Paternity Establishment Practices: Technical Report (OEI-06-89-00911; 2/90)
- Child Support Enforcement Collection for Non-AFDC Clients (OAI-05-88-00340; 7/89)
- Child Support Enforcement: Absent Parent Medical Liability (OAI-07-86-00045; 9/87)
- Child Support Enforcement Collections on AFDC Cases: An Overview (OAI-05-86-00097; 9/87)
- Child Support Enforcement Collections on AFDC Cases: Non-Pursuit (OAI-05-86-00033; 8/87)
- Child Support Enforcement Collections on AFDC Cases: Arrearages (OAI-05-87-00034; 8/87)
- Follow-Up on AFDC Absent Parents (OEI-05-89-01270; 8/91)
Child Welfare
- see also: Foster Care | Aid to Families with Dependent Children
- ACF Should Improve Oversight of Head Start To Better Protect Children's Safety OEI-BL-19-00560
- Operational Challenges Within ORR and the ORR Emergency Intake Site at Fort Bliss Hindered Case Management for Children OEI-07-21-00251
- Los Desafíos Operativos Dentro de la Oficina de Reasentamiento de Refugiados y el Sitio de Admisión de Emergencia en Fort Bliss Obstaculizaron la Gestión de Casos Para Niños OEI-07-21-00251
- HHS Should Improve Internal Coordination Regarding Unaccompanied Children OEI-BL-20-00670
- Characteristics of Separated Children in ORR's Care: June 27, 2018–November 15, 2020 OEI-BL-20-00680
- Toolkit: Insights from OIG's Work on the Office of Refugee Resettlement's Efforts To Care for Unaccompanied Children OEI-09-21-00220
- ACF Cannot Ensure That All Child Victims of Abuse and Neglect Have Court Representation OEI-12-16-00120
- Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Care Provider Facilities Do Not Include All Required Security Measures in Their Checklists OEI-05-19-00210
- The Office of Refugee Resettlement's Incident Reporting System Is Not Effectively Capturing Data To Assist Its Efforts To Ensure the Safety of Minors in HHS Custody OEI-09-18-00430
- Communication and Management Challenges Impeded HHS's Response to the Zero-Tolerance Policy OEI-BL-18-00510
- States' Payment Rates Under the Child Care and Development Fund Program Could Limit Access to Child Care Providers (OEI-03-15-00170)
- HHS's Office of Refugee Resettlement Improved Coordination and Outreach to Promote the Safety and Well-Being of Unaccompanied Alien Children (OEI-09-16-00260)
- Head Start Grant Recompetition: Early Implementation Results Suggest Opportunities for Improvement (OEI-12-14-00650)
- More Effort is Needed to Protect the Integrity of the Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant Program (OEI-03-16-00150)
- The Response to Superstorm Sandy Highlights the Importance of Recovery Planning for Child Care Nationwide (OEI-04-14-00410)
- Child Care and Development Fund: Monitoring of Licensed Child Care Providers (OEI-07-10-00230)
- License-Exempt Child Care Providers in the Child Care and Development Fund Program (OEI-07-10-00231)
- ACF Strengthened its Oversight of Head Start Eligibility in Fiscal Year 2011 (OEI-05-11-00140)
- Division of Unaccompanied Children's Services: Efforts To Serve Children (OEI-07-06-00290)
- Federal Efforts to Address Applicable Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse Reporting Requirements for Title X Grantees (OEI-02-03-00530; 04/05)
- A Review of HHS Children's Programs (OEI-12-91-01510; 3/92)
- Opportunities for ACF to Improve Child Welfare Services and Protections for Native American Children (OEI-01-93-00110; 8/94)
- Oversight of State Child Welfare Programs (OEI-01-92-00770; 6/94)
- Accreditation of Public Child Welfare Agencies (OEI-04-94-00010; 3/94)
- Prenatal Substance Exposure: State Child Welfare Laws and Procedures (OEI-03-90-02000; 5/92)
- Crack Babies (OEI-03-89-01540; 6/90)
- Crack Babies: Selected Model Practices (OEI-03-89-01542; 6/90)
- Boarder Babies (OEI-03-89-01541; 6/90)
- Youth Suicide (OAI-09-86-00032; 11/86)
- Inventory of State Initiatives in Addressing Youth Suicide (OAI-09-86-00099; 11/86)
- Assessment and Documentation of Youth at Risk of Suicide (OEI-09-86-00101; 9/86)
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Chiropractic
- CMS Should Use Targeted Tactics to Curb Questionable and Inappropriate Payments for Chiropractic Services (OEI-01-14-00200)
- Inappropriate Medicare Payments for Chiropractic Services (OEI-07-07-00390)
- Chiropractic Services in the Medicare Program: Payment Vulnerability Analysis (OEI-09-02-00530; 06/05)
- Chiropractic Care: Comparison of Medicare Managed Care and Fee-For-Service (OEI-04-97-00495; 6/00)
- Utilization Parameters for Chiropractic Treatments (OEI-04-97-00496; 11/99)
- Chiropractic Services Covered by Medicare Managed Care Organizations (OEI-04-97-00494; 1/99)
- Chiropractic Care: Controls Used by Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Payers (OEI-04-97-00490; 9/98)
- Chiropractic Care: Medicaid Coverage (OEI-06-97-00480; 9/98)
- State Licensure and Discipline of Chiropractors (OAI-01-88-00581; 1/89)
- Chiropractic Services Under Medicare (OAI-05-86-00002; 8/86)
Cholesterol Screening
- Public Cholesterol Screening (OEI-05-89-01330; 5/90)
Cigars
- Youth Use of Cigars: Federal, State Regulation and Enforcement (OEI-06-98-00020; 2/99)
- Youth Use of Cigars: Patterns of Use and Perceptions of Risk (OEI-06-98-00030; 2/99)
Civil Monetary Penalties
- Civil Monetary Penalties (PCIE Report; 6/88)
Client/Customer Surveys
- Beneficiary Awareness of Medicare Fraud: A Follow-up (OEI-09-00-00590; 11/01)
- Beneficiary Awareness of Medicare HMOs (OEI-04-97-00035; 10/99)
- Medicare Beneficiary Interest in HMOs in 1997 (OEI-04-97-00032; 9/98)
- Beneficiary Awareness of HCFA Publications in 1997 (OEI-04-97-00033; 9/98)
- Perspectives of Medicare Risk HMOs 1996: Beneficiaries With Functional Limitations, Comorbidities and Disabilities (OEI-06-95-00434; 8/98)
- State Child Support Satisfaction Survey (OEI-02-97-00310; 8/98)
- Child Support Enforcement State Satisfaction Survey: Case Studies (OEI-02-97-00311; 8/98)
- Medicare Beneficiaries with Additional Medical Insurance in 1997 (OEI-04-97-00031; 7/98)
- Medicare Beneficiary Satisfaction: 1997 (OEI-04-97-00030; 6/98)
- Physician Perspectives of Medicare HMOs (OEI-02-97-00070; 5/98)
- Beneficiary Perspectives of Medicare Risk HMOs: 1996 (OEI-06-95-00430; 3/98)
- Beneficiary Awareness of Medicare Fraud (OEI-12-97-00440; 1/98)
- Medicaid Managed Care: Use of Surveys as a Beneficiary Protection Tool (OEI-01-95-00280; 5/97)
- Medicare Beneficiary Satisfaction with DMERC Services (OEI-02-96-00200; 6/97)
- Beneficiary Satisfaction with 1996 Medicare Handbook (OEI-04-96-00280; 2/97)
- Medicare Beneficiary Satisfaction with Supplemental Health Insurance (OEI-04-93-00154; 1/97)
- Medicare Beneficiary Satisfaction With and Understanding of Home Health Services (OEI-04-93-00143; 11/95)
- Beneficiary Awareness of HCFA Publications in 1995 (OEI-04-93-00152; 4/97)
- Beneficiary Awareness of HCFA Publications (OEI-04-93-00141; 6/95)
- Medicare Beneficiary Interest in Health Maintenance Organizations in 1995 (OEI-04-93-00151; 2/97)
- Medicare Beneficiary Interest in HMOs (OEI-04-93-00142; 10/95)
- Beneficiary Perspectives of Medicare Risk HMOs (OEI-06-91-00730; 4/95)
- HMO Customer Satisfaction Surveys (OEI-02-94-00360; 3/96)
- Medicare Risk HMO Performance Indicators (OEI-06-91-00734; 10/95)
- Surveying Medicare HMO Beneficiaries: Benefits and Protocols (OEI-06-91-00737; 11/95)
- Beneficiary Perspectives of Medicare Risk HMOs (OEI-06-91-00730; 3/95)
- Medicare Beneficiary Satisfaction: 1995 (OEI-04-93-00150; 12/96)
- Medicare Beneficiary Satisfaction: 1994 (OEI-04-93-00140; 6/95)
- Medicare Beneficiary Satisfaction: 1993 (OEI-04-92-00480; 8/93)
- 1993 Medicare Beneficiary Satisfaction: Michigan (OEI-05-92-00390; 8/93)
- Medicare Beneficiary Satisfaction: 1991 (OEI-04-90-89030; 10/91)
- New Jersey Medicare Beneficiary Satisfaction (OEI-02-90-02040; 10/90)
- Beneficiary Satisfaction with Georgia's Medicare Carrier (OEI-04-90-01050; 2/90)
- Patient Satisfaction with Outpatient Surgery: A National Survey of Medicare Beneficiaries (OAI-09-88-01002; 1/90)
- A Survey of Medicare Beneficiary Satisfaction: 1989 (OEI-04-89-89040; 10/89)
- Participants Rate the JOBS Program 1994 (OEI-06-93-00560; 3/95)
- Participants Rate the JOBS Program (OEI-06-90-00150; 9/93)
- How the Private Sector Monitors Customer Satisfaction: A Benchmarking Report (OEI-02-94-00060; 4/94)
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
- see: Laboratories
Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Clinical Practice Guidelines Sponsored by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: Early Experiences in Clinical Settings (OEI-01-94-00250; 9/95)
- Early Experiences with Clinical Practice Guidelines Sponsored by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: Case Descriptions (OEI-01-94-00251; 9/95)
Clinical Research
- The Office for Human Research Protections' Evaluation of the Surfactant, Positive Pressure, and Oxygenation Randomized Trial (OEI-01-14-00560)
- Data and Safety Monitoring Boards in NIH Clinical Trials: Meeting Guidance, But Facing Some Issues (OEI-12-11-00070)
- Clinical Trial Web Sites: A Promising Tool to Foster Informed Consent (OEI-01-97-00198; 5/02)
- Protecting Human Research Subjects: Status of Recommendations (OEI-01-97-00197; 4/00)
- Institutional Review Boards: Their Role in Reviewing Approved Research (OEI-01-97-00190; 6/98)
- Institutional Review Boards: Promising Approaches (OEI-01-97-0191; 6/98)
- Institutional Review Boards: The Emergence of Independent Boards (OEI-01-97-00192; 6/98)
- Institutional Review Boards: A Time for Reform (OEI-01-97-00193; 6/98)
Coding
- see also: Diagnosis Related Groups
- Inconsistencies in State Implementation of Correct Coding Edits May Allow Improper Medicaid Payments (OEI-09-14-00440)
- Medicare and Beneficiaries Could Realize Substantial Savings If the DRG Window Were Expanded (OEI-05-12-00480)
- Questionable Billing for Polysomnography Services (OEI-05-12-00340)
- Coding Trends of Medicare Evaluation and Management Services (OEI-04-10-00180)
- Consultations in Medicare: Coding and Reimbursement (OEI-09-02-00030; 03/06)
- Applying the National Correct Coding Initiative to Medicaid Services (OEI-03-02-00790; 11/04)
- Medicare's National Correct Coding Initiative (OEI-03-02-00770; 09/03)
- Monitoring the Accuracy of Hospital Coding (OEI-01-98-00420; 1/99)
- Physician Use of New Visit Codes (OEI-04-92-01060; 5/95)
- Coding of Physician Services (OEI-03-91-00920; 5/94)
- A Compendium of Reports and Literature on Coding of Physician Services (OEI-03-91-00921; 5/94)
- FY 1985 National DRG Validation Study: Peer Review Organization Coding Accuracy (OEI-12-90-00660; 8/90)
- Problems with Coding of Physician Services: Medicare Part B (OAI-04-88-00700; 2/89)
- Miscoding Patient Transfers: Effect on Medicare Payment (OAI-06-87-00043; 6/88)
- National DRG Validation Study: Coding Accuracy (OAI-12-88-01010; 2/88)
Colleges and Universities
- Faculty Loan Repayment Program - Making More Effective Use of Program Funds (OEI-12-01-00510; 02/02)
- NIH Oversight of Extramural Research Inventions (OEI-03-91-00930; 5/94)
Community Health
- Insights for Communities From OIG's Historical Work on Emergency Response, and Insights for Health Care Facilities From OIG's Historical Work on Emergency Response OEI-09-20-00440 and OEI-06-20-00470
- Selected Health Care Coalitions Increased Involvement in Whole Community Preparedness But Face Developmental Challenges Following New Requirements in 2017 OEI-04-18-00080
- HRSA Helped Health Centers With Elevated Risks and Can Continue To Take Additional Steps (OEI-05-14-00470)
- Vulnerabilities in CMS's and Contractors' Activities To Detect and Deter Fraud in Community Mental Health Centers (OEI-04-11-00101)
- HIV Testing in HRSA-Funded Health Center Sites (OEI-06-10-00290)
- Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Program: 2012 Report to Congress (OEI-04-11-00451)
- Home and Community-Based Services in Assisted Living Facilities (OEI-09-08-00360)
- Questionable Billing by Community Mental Health Centers (OEI-04-11-00100)
- Oversight of Quality of Care in Medicaid Home and Community Based Services Waiver Programs (OEI-02-08-00170)
- Quality Assurance and Care Provided at HRSA-Funded Health Centers (OEI-09-06-00420)
- CHIP's Impact on Changing Service Delivery of Federal Health Centers: Six Case Studies (OEI-06-98-00320; 10/99)
- Access to Community Health Centers by Homeless Persons (OEI-07-95-00060; 7/96)
- Community Mental Health Centers and Homeless Persons (OEI-07-95-00061; 8/96)
- Revitalizing the Community Support Program (OEI-05-92-00120; 6/93)
- Revitalizing the Community Health Representative Program (OEI-05-91-01070; 4/93)
- Management Issues in the Community Health Representative Program (OEI-05-91-01071; 4/93)
- The Perinatal Service Capacity of the Federally Funded Community Health Centers: Urban Centers (OEI-01-90-02330; 12/92)
- The Perinatal Service Capacity of the Federally Funded Community Health Centers: Rural Centers (OEI-01-90-02331; 12/92)
- Public Cholesterol Screening (OEI-05-89-01330; 5/90)
- Medical Malpractice Insurance and the Community Health Centers (OEI-01-91-01550; 12/91)
- Health Care on Wheels (OEI-05-89-01332; 8/90)
- Mobile Health Services (OEI-05-89-01331; 7/90)
Compendium/Summary Reports
- Medicare Home Health: Eliminating Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (OEI-09-96-00290; 7/96)
- A Compendium of Reports and Literature on Coding of Physician Services (OEI-03-91-00921; 5/94)
- Summary of OIGActivities on Medicare (OEI-12-93-00010; 6/93)
- Summary Of OIGActivities on Medicaid (OEI-12-92-00550; 6/93)
- A Review of HHS Children's Programs (OEI-12-91-01510; 3/92)
Computer Security
- Medicare Lacks Consistent Oversight of Cybersecurity for Networked Medical Devices in Hospitals OEI-01-20-00220
- States Follow a Common Framework in Responding to Breaches of Medicaid Data (OEI-09-16-00210)
- FDA Should Further Integrate Its Review of Cybersecurity Into the Premarket Review Process for Medical Devices (OEI-09-16-00220)
- HHS Has Made Progress in Properly Classifying Documents; However, New Issues Should be Addressed (OEI-07-16-00080)
- Progress in Electronic Health Record Implementation Through HRSA Grants to Health Center Controlled Networks (OEI-09-11-00380)
- State Computer Security (OAI-02-88-00630; 12/88)
Computer Software
- Using Health IT for Care Coordination: Insights from Six Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (OEI-01-16-00180)
- FDA Should Further Integrate Its Review of Cybersecurity Into the Premarket Review Process for Medical Devices (OEI-09-16-00220)
- HHS Has Made Progress in Properly Classifying Documents; However, New Issues Should be Addressed (OEI-07-16-00080)
- Progress in Electronic Health Record Implementation Through HRSA Grants to Health Center Controlled Networks (OEI-09-11-00380)
- Medical Billing Software and Processes Used to Prepare Claims (OEI-05-99-00100; 3/00)
- Using Software to Detect Upcoding of Hospital Bills (OEI-01-97-00010; 8/98)
Consensus Development Program
- The NIH Consensus Development Program: Dissemination of Findings Through Medical School Continuing Education Activities (OEI-01-91-01760; 2/94)
Consultation
- Medicare Physician Consultation Services (OAI-02-88-00650; 6/88)
Contractors
- UPICs Hold Promise To Enhance Program Integrity Across Medicare and Medicaid, But Challenges Remain OEI-03-20-00330
- ACOs' Strategies for Transitioning to Value-Based Care: Lessons From the Medicare Shared Savings Program (OEI-02-15-00451)
- Recommendation Followup: Vulnerabilities Continue To Exist in the HHS Small Business Innovation Research Program (OEI-04-18-00230)
- The MEDIC Produced Some Positive Results but More Could be Done to Enhance its Effectiveness (OEI-03-17-00310)
- Enhancements Needed in the Tracking and Collection of Medicare Overpayments Identified by ZPICs and PSCs (OEI-03-13-00630)
- Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations Have Shown Potential for Reducing Spending and Improving Quality (OEI-02-15-00450)
- MACs Continue to Use Different Methods to Determine Drug Coverage (OEI-03-13-00450)
- Medicare Benefit Integrity Contractors' Activities in 2012 and 2013: A Data Compendium (OEI-03-13-00620)
- Enhanced Enrollment Screening of Medicare Providers: Early Implementation Results (OEI-03-13-00050)
- HealthCare.gov: Case Study of CMS Management of the Federal Marketplace (OEI-06-14-00350)
- CMS Has Not Performed Required Closeouts of Contracts Worth Billions (OEI-03-12-00680)
- Quality Improvement Organizations Provide Support to More Than Half of Hospitals but Overlap With Other Quality Improvement Programs (OEI-01-12-00650)
- Federal Marketplace: Inadequacies in Contract Planning and Procurement (OEI-03-14-00230)
- An Overview of 60 Contracts That Contributed to the Development and Operation of the Federal Marketplace (OEI-03-14-00231)
- Vulnerabilities in the HHS Small Business Innovation Research Program (OEI-04-11-00530)
- Contract Pharmacy Arrangements in the 340B Program (OEI-05-13-00431)
- Over Four Million Medicare Summary Notices Mailed to Beneficiaries Were Not
Delivered in 2012 (OEI-03-12-00600) - Medicare Claims Administration Contractors' Error Rate Reduction Plans (OEI-09-12-00090)
- Medicare Administrative Contractors' Performance (OEI-03-11-00740)
- CMS and Its Contractors Have Adopted Few Program Integrity Practices To Address Vulnerabilities in EHRs (OEI-01-11-00571)
- The First Level of the Medicare Appeals Process, 2008-2012: Volume, Outcomes, and Timeliness (OEI-01-12-00150)
- Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors and CMS's Actions To Address Improper Payments, Referrals of Potential Fraud, and Performance (OEI-04-11-00680)
- Medicare's Currently Not Collectible Overpayments (OEI-03-11-00670)
- Medicare Inappropriately Paid for Drugs Ordered by Individuals Without Prescribing Authority (OEI-02-09-00608)
- Co-Located Long-Term Care Hospitals Remain Unidentified, Resulting in Potential Overpayments (OEI-04-12-00491)
- Vulnerabilities in CMS's and Contractors' Activities To Detect and Deter Fraud in Community Mental Health Centers (OEI-04-11-00101)
- MEDIC Benefit Integrity Activities in Medicare Parts C and D (OEI-03-11-00310)
- CMS and Contractor Oversight of Home Health Agencies (OEI-04-11-00220)
- Questionable Billing by Community Mental Health Centers (OEI-04-11-00100)
- Conflicts and Financial Relationships Among Potential Zone Program Integrity Contractors (OEI-03-10-00300)
- Status of 244 Provider Audits Identified Using Review Medicaid Integrity Contractor Analysis (OEI-05-10-00201)
- Early Assessment of Audit Medicaid Integrity Contractors (OEI-05-10-00210)
- Early Assessment of Review Medicaid Integrity Contractors (OEI-05-10-00200)
- Addressing Vulnerabilities Reported by Medicare Benefit Integrity Contractors (OEI-03-10-00500)
- Concerns With Rebates in the Medicare Part D Program (OEI-02-08-00050)
- Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System: Early Implementation Challenges (OEI-07-05-00100; 3/07)
- Advisory and Assistance Services: A Practical Reference Guide (OEI-07-99-00430; 1/01)
- Lessons Learned from Medicaid's Use of External Quality Review Organizations (OEI-01-98-00210; 9/98)
- Monitoring Medicare Contractor Performance: A New Approach (OEI-01-93-00160; 8/95)
- Tribal Contracting for Indian Health Services (OEI-09-93-00350; 3/96)
- Electronic Media Claims and Contractors' For-Profit Subsidiaries (OEI-12-91-01410; 7/92)
- Medicare Prepayment Review - Prepayment Utilzation Savings (OEI-07-89-01681; 09/90)
Cooperative Administrative Support Units (CASU)
- Cooperative Administrative Support Unit (CASU) Program: Executive Report--An Assessment by Users and Local Officials (OAI-06-89-00860; 7/89)
- CASU: User and Management Perceptions (OAI-06-89-00863)
- CASU: Local Management and Governing Officials (OAI-06-89-00862; 7/89)
- CASU: User Assessment of Services (OAI-06-89-00861; 7/89)
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA)
- Technology Transfer and the Public Interest: Cooperative Research and Development Agreements at NIH (OEI-01-92-01100; 11/93)
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (OAI-09-86-00076; 7/93)
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Key Strategies That States Used for Managing Medicaid and Marketplace Enrollment During the COVID-19 PHE
- Widespread Pandemic Disruption Spurred Innovation to State Paternity Establishment Practices OEI-06-21-00150
- Targeted Provider Relief Funds Allocated to Hospitals Had Some Differences with Respect to the Ethnicity and Race of Populations Served OEI-05-20-00580
- Early Challenges Highlight Areas for Improvement in COVID-19 Vaccination Programs OEI-04-21-00190
- Challenges With Vaccination Data Hinder State and Local Immunization Program Efforts To Combat COVID-19 OEI-05-22-00010
- Medicare Part B Spending on Lab Tests Increased in 2021, Driven By Higher Volume of COVID-19 Tests, Genetic Tests, and Chemistry Tests OEI-09-22-00400
- Labs With Questionably High Billing for Additional Tests Alongside COVID-19 Tests Warrant Further Scrutiny OEI-09-20-00510
- During the Initial COVID-19 Response, HHS Personnel Who Interacted With Potentially Infected Passengers Had Limited Protections OEI-04-20-00360
- Home Health Agencies Used Multiple Strategies To Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Although Some Challenges Persist OEI-01-21-00110
- Delays in Confirmatory Trials for Drug Applications Granted FDA's Accelerated Approval Raise Concerns OEI-01-21-00401
- FDA Repeatedly Adapted Emergency Use Authorization Policies To Address the Need for COVID-19 Testing OEI-01-20-00380
- FDA's Work with the Tri-Agency Task Force for Emergency Diagnostics Helped Labs Implement COVID-19 Tests OEI-01-20-00381
- CDC Found Ways To Use Data To Understand and Address COVID-19 Health Disparities, Despite Challenges With Existing Data OEI-05-20-00540
- HHS Should Improve Internal Coordination Regarding Unaccompanied Children OEI-BL-20-00670
- Telehealth Was Critical for Providing Services to Medicare Beneficiaries During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic OEI-02-20-00520
- COVID-19 Tests Drove an Increase in Total Medicare Part B Spending on Lab Tests in 2020, While Use of Non-COVID-19 Tests Decreased Significantly OEI-09-21-00240
- Hospitals Reported That the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Significantly Strained Health Care Delivery OEI-09-21-00140
- Federal COVID-19 Testing Report: Data Insights from Six Federal Health Programs
- Onsite Surveys of Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 National Emergency: March 23-May 30, 2020 OEI-01-20-00430
- Toolkit: Insights for Communities From OIG's Historical Work on Emergency Response OEI-09-20-00440
- Toolkit: Insights for Healthcare Facilities from OIG's Historical Work on Emergency Response OEI-06-20-00470
- Hospital Experiences Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a National Pulse Survey March 23-27, 2020 OEI-06-20-00300
Cost Sharing
- Cost Sharing Under the Older Americans Act (OEI-05-95-00170; 5/96)
- Medicaid Cost Sharing (OEI-03-91-01800; 7/93)
- Cost Sharing for Older Americans (OEI-02-90-01010; 11/90)
Credentialing
- CMS Reporting to the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (OEI-07-09-00290)
- Credentialing of Medicaid Providers: Fee-For-Service (OEI-07-99-00680; 02/01)
Credit Balances
- Medicare Credit Balances in Skilled Nursing Facility Patient Accounts (OEI-07-90-00910; 7/92)
- Medicaid Credit Balances in Skilled Nursing Facility Patient Accounts (OEI-07-90-00911; 7/92)
- Medicaid Credit Balances in Hospital Accounts (OAI-07-88-00470; 4/89)
Critical Care
- Medicare Reimbursement for Critical Care Services (OEI-05-00-00420; 02/01)