OIG 2011 Work Plan

The United States Office of the Inspector General (OIG) releases their work plan for the coming year annually, typically in the fourth quarter of the preceding year.  The OIG work plan provides an overview of the areas of focus that this arm of the federal government will purposefully address for compliance with regulations governing the healthcare industry.  Specifically, the OIG annual work plan …

“… sets forth various projects to be addressed during the fiscal year by the Office of Audit Services, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, Office of Investigations, and Office of Counsel to the Inspector General. The Work Plan includes projects planned in each of the Department’s major entities: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; the public health agencies; and the Administrations for Children, Families, and Aging. Information is also provided on projects related to issues that cut across departmental programs, including State and local government use of Federal funds, as well as the functional areas of the Office of the Secretary. Some of the projects described in the Work Plan are statutorily required, such as the audit of the Department’s financial statements, which is mandated by the Government Management Reform Act.”

We encourage you to learn more about your medical practice’s requirements and liabilities as they relate to compliance and the OIG, and the necessity for a comprehensive healthcare compliance plan.  As a step in that direction, below is a full copy of the OIG 2011 Work Plan that we’ve made available for you to download in a PDF format.