The following 2012 OIG Work Plan overview is a top level look at the items and areas that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have laid out as areas of focus for it’s fiscal year 2012.
2012 OIG Work Plan Overview – areas of focus and new items reviewed
The table below shows each of the seven major areas of the 2012 OIG Work Plan, the specific areas and sectors reviewed, and breaks those down into the total number of reviewed items, and the number of new items up for review by the OIG in 2012.
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ITEM REVIEWED |
# REVIEWED | # NEW |
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PART I: Medicare Part A and Part B |
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| 9 | 5 | |
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Hospitals |
23 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | |
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Medical Equipment and Supplies |
14 | 4 |
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Other Providers and Suppliers |
34 | 13 |
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Part B Payments for Prescription Drugs |
11 | 5 |
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Medicare Part A and Part B Contractor Operations |
19 | 1 |
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Other Program-Related Reviews |
6 | 1 |
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PART II: Medicare Part C and D |
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Part C Medicare Advantage |
14 | 3 |
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Part D Drug Pricing and Payment-Related Reviews |
21 | 10 |
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Part D Administration and Program Integrity |
9 | 1 |
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PART III: Medicaid Reviews |
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Medicaid Prescription Drug Pricing, Reimbursement, and Rebates |
15 | 5 |
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Home, Community, and Personal Care Services |
12 | 2 |
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Other Medicaid Services and Payments |
12 | 4 |
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Medicaid Integrity and Accountability |
22 | 6 |
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Program Administration, Information Systems, and Data Integrity |
14 | 2 |
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Medicaid Managed Care |
7 | 1 |
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PART IV: Legal and Investigative Activities Related to Medicare and Medicaid |
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Legal Activities |
8 | 1 |
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Investigative Activities |
1 | 0 |
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PART V: Public Health Reviews |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
1 | 1 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
9 | 6 |
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Food and Drug Administration |
9 | 2 |
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Health Resources and Services Administration |
6 | 4 |
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Indian Health Service |
2 | 0 |
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National Institutes of Health |
11 | 4 |
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
3 | 1 |
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Cross-Cutting and Other Public-Health-Related Reviews |
3 | 1 |
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PART VI: Human Services Reviews |
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Administration on Aging |
2 | 1 |
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Administration for Children and Families |
23 | 4 |
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PART VII: Other HHS-Related Reviews |
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Financial Statement Audits |
3 | 0 |
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Other Financial Accounting Reviews |
10 | 0 |
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Automated Information Systems |
4 | 1 |
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Other Departmental Issues |
2 | 0 |
