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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Health & Human Services
Report Number
A-02-21-01003
Report Description

Hospitals that cannot control the spread of emerging infectious diseases within their facilities risk spreading a disease such as COVID-19 to patients and staff. OIG therefore developed a plan to assess the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) controls related to hospital preparedness for emerging infectious diseases.The objective of this audit was to determine whether CMS designed and implemented effective internal controls related to hospital preparedness for emerging infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

Report Type
Audit
Special Projects
Pandemic
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
2
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
270823 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services make regulatory changes to allow it to require accreditation organizations to perform special surveys of hospitals selected by CMS after it issues new substantive participation requirements or guidance that it determines warrant additional validation to ensure timely compliance.

270824 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services make regulatory changes to allow it to require accreditation organizations to perform special surveys of hospitals selected by CMS during a public health emergency to address the risks presented by the emergency.

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

United States