Compliance: Fraud and Abuse: OIG Targets Opioid Abuse, Home Health, and Children's Health

Why This Topic Matters

The article helps readers understand where federal oversight is focusing, including program integrity, payment policy, care delivery, and electronic health record vulnerabilities. It is useful for organizations assessing compliance risk and anticipating areas of future regulatory attention.

Article Sections

1. Background

   Introduces the compendium and its role in summarizing unimplemented recommendations across HHS programs and related federal agencies.

2. Top issues

   Lists the major HHS priority areas that the OIG says remain under continued scrutiny.

3. OIG Homes In On Medicare

   Reviews the Medicare program areas highlighted by the OIG, including payment and oversight concerns across multiple parts of the program.

4. SNFs Come Under Fire

   Focuses on skilled nursing facility payment oversight and related Medicare program integrity concerns.

5. EHR Concerns Persist

   Discusses persistent fraud vulnerabilities associated with electronic health records and the agencies involved in addressing them.