Enforcement: Health IT, Opioid Abuse Issues Factor in Latest Fraud Report
Hint: OIG steps up its vigorous enforcement.
New technologies can be a boon to healthcare and research, but a recent brief shows they are easily hijacked by fraudsters, too.
Context: In the HHS Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Semiannual Report to Congress, the agency uncovers fraudulent and abusive behavior in healthcare that impacts federal healthcare programs during a portion of the calendar year. Its recent release focuses on incidents, enforcement, and takedowns from April 1, 2019 to Sept. 30, 2019.
“In this reporting period, OIG continued to produce outstanding results for the American people through independent, objective...
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