At the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, or HHS OIG, our employees oversee more than 1 trillion dollars spent for the health and well-being of Americans, including children, the disabled, and seniors. They are on the ground working tirelessly to hold bad actors accountable, detecting fraudulent activities in vital health and human services programs and harnessing data to protect your tax dollars and ensure quality of care. Oversight Audiophiles is our podcast that features the work of our special agents, accountants, data analysts, law enforcement officers, lawyers, and other professionals that are committed to protecting health and human services programs and protecting beneficiaries. The agency reminds you that if you suspect fraud, waste, or abuse in any HHS programs, report it to our hotline at 800-447-8477 or 800-HHS-TIPS. Visit oig.hhs.gov for more information. Follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, connect with us on LinkedIn, and watch us on YouTube.
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U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General
Episode 16: Eye on Oversight - The New OIG Hotline
The HHS OIG Hotline receives tips and complaints from all sources regarding potential healthcare fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in HHS programs. With nearly 115 thousand complaints received each year, OIG's Hotline is one of the largest in terms of volume of inquiries reviewed.
4 Sept 2019
Episode 14: Eye on Oversight Special Edition - Challenges to Addressing Mental Health Needs of Children in the UAC Program
OIG provides oversight of the Unaccompanied Alien Children program that is managed by HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement, or ORR. In the summer of 2018, OIG conducted site visits and data collection at 45 facilities in ten states that provide temporary care to unaccompanied children. This large, multifaceted review focused on the health and safety of children in HHS custody. OIG is publishing a series of reports resulting from this review, including work that identifies challenges facilities experienced in addressing children's mental health needs.
3 Sept 2019
Episode 13: Eye on Oversight - ADHD Followup Care
An estimated 13 percent of children enrolled in Medicaid have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - or ADHD, which is a common neurobehavioral disorder. A new national report by the HHS Office of Inspector General found that many Medicaid-enrolled children with ADHD did not receive recommended follow up services.
3 Sept 2019
Episode 12: Eye on Oversight - Medicaid Provider Enrollment Screenings
The Medicaid program serves more people than any other Federal healthcare program. To ensure that Medicaid can continue serving the nation's most vulnerable populations, corrupt providers must be kept out of the program.
3 Sept 2019
Episode 11: Eye on Oversight - Abuse and Neglect of Medicare Beneficiaries
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General issued two new reports that address the identification, reporting and investigation of incidents of potential abuse and neglect of our nation's most vulnerable populations, including seniors and individuals with developmental disabilities.
17 Jan 2019
Episode 9: Eye on Oversight Special Edition - Separated Children Placed in ORR Care
In August 2018, HHS-OIG started a national review to examine challenges faced by ORR-funded facilities. The agency looked at the facilities' efforts to protect unaccompanied children in their care and to provide needed physical and mental health services. OIG is releasing multiple reports in 2019 that detail findings from this national review.
7 Jan 2019
Episode 1: Combatting Opioid Abuse - OIG's Work Against the Opioid Epidemic - May 2017
Dr. Michael Cohen, an operations officer in the Office of Investigations, is interviewed by Tyler Daniels, a public affairs specialist in Washington DC.
7 Jan 2019
Episode 7: Adverse Events in Long-Term-Care Hospitals - December 2018
Amy Ashcraft, Deputy Regional Inspector General in the Office of Evaluation and Inspections in Dallas, is interviewed by Melissa Rumley, a public affairs specialist in Washington, D.C.
7 Jan 2019
Episode 4: 2017 Year in Review - Eye on Oversight - December 2017
A recap of 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.
7 Jan 2019
Episode 8: 2018 Year in Review - Eye on Oversight - December 2018
A recap of 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.
7 Jan 2019
Episode 3: Health IT Security - October 2017
Jarvis Rodgers, the HHS-OIG IT Audit Director, is interviewed by Sheila Davis, a public affairs specialist in Washington, DC.
7 Jan 2019
Episode 5: Increases in Reimbursement for Brand-Name Drugs in Part D - June 2018
Ed Burley, Deputy Regional Inspector General in the Office of Evaluation and Inspections in Philadelphia, is interviewed by Sheila Davis, a public affairs specialist in Washington, DC.
7 Jan 2019
Episode 6: Pain Management Doctor Was A "One-Man Crime Wave" - June 2018
Chris Covington, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the Atlanta Regional Office, is interviewed by Todd Silver, a senior communications specialist in Washington, D.C.
7 Jan 2019
Episode 2: Independence of the Office for Human Research Protections - August 2017
Kimberly Ruppert, team leader in the Office of Evaluation and Inspections in Boston, is interviewed by Katherine Harris, a public affairs specialist in Washington, DC.
17 Jul 2018
Episode 10: Eye on Oversight: Hospice
OIG released a portfolio that found significant problems with quality of care, as well as improper billing in the Medicare hospice program.
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