{"id":345,"date":"2018-06-27T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advantagehcconsulting.com\/blog\/?p=345"},"modified":"2018-06-26T15:57:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T15:57:40","slug":"enforcement-oig-racks-up-big-numbers-in-latest-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advantagehcconsulting.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/27\/enforcement-oig-racks-up-big-numbers-in-latest-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Enforcement: OIG Racks Up Big Numbers In Latest Period"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-346\" src=\"https:\/\/advantagehcconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/oig_hhs_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advantagehcconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/oig_hhs_logo.png 450w, https:\/\/advantagehcconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/oig_hhs_logo-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/advantagehcconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/oig_hhs_logo-210x140.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><em>Nearly $1.5 billion in recoveries keeps the OIG on task.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re waiting for federal fraud-fighting efforts to lighten up, you\u2019ll be waiting a long time.<\/p>\n<p>So indicates the latest\u00a0<strong>HHS Office of Inspector General\u00a0<\/strong><em>Semiannual Report to Congress.\u00a0<\/em>In the report, the OIG discloses that the first half of fiscal year 2018 was a big one, including major recoveries and savings. The agency recorded audit receivables at $187.5 million, garnered about $1.5 billion in savings, and looked into questionable activity that amounted to around $680 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach day, OIG uses data-driven decision making to combat fraud, waste, and abuse of Federal health care programs and to improve the effectiveness of Department programs,\u201d says Inspector General\u00a0<strong>Daniel R. Levinson<\/strong>. \u201cOur multidisciplinary team of auditors, investigators, evaluators, analysts, and attorneys strategically focuses on fraud prevention, detection, and enforcement efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reporting period, which runs from October 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018, saw some significant financial gains for the feds as well as substantial punishments against offenders. Take a look at the breakdown over the six-month timeframe, according to the\u00a0<em>Semiannual Report<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Investigative recoveries.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>OIG hopes to fully recover $1.46 billion paid out improperly.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Criminal actions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>The agency brought judgments against 424 individuals who executed crimes against HHS programs.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Civil actions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>Over the six months, 349 individuals were found guilty of civil offenses.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Exclusions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>The agency banned 1,588 individuals and\/or entities from participating in federal healthcare programs.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Sanctions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>The OIG levied 1,678 administrative sanctions over the six months.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Civil Monetary Penalties.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>Utilizing the Civil Monetary Penalty Law (CMPL), \u201cOIG concluded cases involving more than $35.5 million in CMPs and assessments,\u201d a release says<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercoder.com\/coding-newsletters\/my-homecare-week-alert\/enforcement-oig-racks-up-big-numbers-in-latest-period-158081-article\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source- SuperCoder<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly $1.5 billion in recoveries keeps the OIG on task. If you\u2019re waiting for federal fraud-fighting efforts to lighten up, you\u2019ll be waiting a long time. 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