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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Health & Human Services
Report Number
A-07-22-06108
Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
3
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
Report updated under NDAA 5274
No
External Link
https://oig.hhs.gov/reports/all/2024/not-all-selected-hospitals-complied-with-t…

Open Recommendations

This report has 3 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
25-A-07-008.01 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services review noncompliant hospitals associated with our findings and, if CMS determines that the hospitals are noncompliant, execute CMS's enforcement measures, to include issuing warning notices, corrective action plans, and/or civil monetary penalties as applicable.

25-A-07-008.02 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services use the information in this report and consider implementing changes suggested by hospitals, including providing written guidance clarifying the definition of "shoppable services" and developing a training and compliance program that is tailored for smaller hospitals.

25-A-07-008.03 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continue to strengthen its internal controls, to include allocating sufficient resources to maintain a robust program of reviews of the hospitals and their compliance with the HPT rule.

Department of Health & Human Services OIG

United States