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Abbreviation
HHSOIG
Agencies
Department of Health & Human Services
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General's (OIG) mission is to protect the integrity of HHS programs as well as the health and welfare of program beneficiaries. In doing so, we rely on complaints by HHS employees, contractors, subcontractors, grantees and subgrantees (i.e. whistleblowers) who report fraud, waste, abuse or mismanagement in HHS programs. We also review and investigate reports of whistleblower retaliation. If you would like more information on what kinds of complaints our OIG investigates, please visit our website at https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud/before-you-submit.asp. There you will find a list of things you should know before submitting a complaint to the OIG. If you would like more information on the types of whistleblowers protected by the OIG, please visit our whistleblower protection page at https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud/whistleblower.asp. If you are a whistleblower and wish to report fraud, waste, abuse or mismanagement in HHS programs, or you wish to report whistleblower retaliation, please visit our Hotline at https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud/index.asp.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
  • Issues about Medicare policy, coverage, billing claims or appeals
  • Lost or stolen Medicare card
  • Allegations by HHS employees of discrimination on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual preference
  • Allegations by employees or applicants concerning prohibited personnel practices; or Hatch Act violations
  • Appeals of administrative decisions made by HHS agencies, grantees or contractors, including Medicare payment decisions and contract or grant awards
  • Appeals of judicial decisions by federal or state courts involving HHS programs
  • Complaints of failure to safeguard medical information, i.e. HIPAA violations
  • Customer service complaints involving HHS employees, grantees or contractors
  • Allegations of identity theft unrelated to HHS programs
  • Disability fraud
  • SNAP/Food Stamp Fraud
  • Self-Disclosures

Medicare Compliance Review of University of Florida Health Jacksonville for 2013 and 2014 

2017
A-04-15-07057
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

University of Florida Health Jacksonville (the Hospital) complied with Medicare billing requirements for 133 of the 154 inpatient claims we reviewed. However, the Hospital did not fully comply with Medicare billing requirements for the remaining 21 claims, resulting in net overpayments of $64,000...

Medicare Compliance Review of Mayo Clinic Florida for 2013 and 2014 

2017
A-04-15-07058
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

Mayo Clinic Florida (the Hospital) complied with Medicare billing requirements for 185 of the 199 inpatient and outpatient claims that we reviewed. However, the Hospital did not fully comply with Medicare billing requirements for the remaining 14 claims, resulting in net overpayments totaling $71...

Review of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Final Administrative Cost Proposals for Fiscal Years 2010 Through 2015 

2017
A-05-15-00056
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

Administrative costs received by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association on its FYs 2010 through 2015 FACPs were generally reasonable, allowable, and allocable and in compliance with Federal regulations. However, we identified $161,000 in unspent termination funds, a $7,000 severance benefit...

Nebraska Did Not Always Comply With Federal and State Requirements for Claims Submitted for the Nonemergency Transportation Program 

2017
A-07-16-03209
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (State agency) claimed Federal Medicaid reimbursement for some nonemergency medical transportation (NET) services claims submitted by NET providers that did not comply with Federal and State requirements during fiscal years (FYs) 2012 through 2014...

Medicare Contractors' Payments to Providers for Hospital Outpatient Dental Services Generally Did Not Comply With Medicare Requirements 

2017
A-06-16-05003
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

In our previous audits of six Medicare contractors, we found that payments made to providers for hospital outpatient dental services generally did not comply with Medicare requirements. Of the 600 dental services in our 6 stratified random samples, 542 did not comply with Medicare requirements. We...

Texas Made Unallowable Medicaid Managed Care Payments for Beneficiaries Assigned More Than One Medicaid Identification Number 

2017
A-06-15-00024
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission did not always claim Federal Medicaid reimbursement for managed care payments in compliance with Federal requirements. Of the 3,170 beneficiary matches in our review, 3,045 were assigned more than 1 Medicaid identification number. As a result, the State...

New York Improperly Claimed Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Partial Hospitalization Services 

2017
A-02-16-01013
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

New York claimed Federal Medicaid reimbursement for partial hospitalization services claims that did not comply with Federal and State requirements. Specifically, of the 100 claims in our random sample, 59 claims complied with Federal and State requirements, but 41 claims did not. The deficiencies...

New Jersey Claimed Some Unallowable Costs Under a Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Act Grant 

2017
A-02-15-02005
Disaster Recovery Report
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

The New Jersey Department of Human Services (State agency) budgeted Disaster Relief Act funds under its Home Repair and Advocacy Program (HRAP) subaward to Ocean County that were appropriate. However, the State agency claimed some Disaster Relief Act costs under its HRAP subaward to Ocean County...

Review of the Department of Health and Human Services' Compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 for Fiscal Year 2016 

2017
A-18-16-30350
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

Overall, in comparison to the prior year's FISMA review, the Department has made improvements. Specifically, the number of findings have decreased from year to year. In addition, the Department and its operating divisions have implemented continuous monitoring tools that have allowed them to gain...

The University of California at Riverside's Pilot Payroll Certification System Did Not Provide Accountability Over Payroll Charges to Federal Awards 

2017
A-04-13-01026
Audit
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Department of Health & Human Services

The University of California at Riverside's (the University) prior effort-reporting system did not always provide the information needed to confirm that payroll costs had been appropriately allocated to Federal awards, and its current payroll certification system pilot (pilot PCS) provided less...

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