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Department of Health & Human Services
Adverse Events in Long-Term-Care Hospitals: National Incidence Among Medicare Beneficiaries
In a series of reports from 2008 to 2016, OIG found that adverse events and temporary harm events are common, endanger patient health, and are costly to the Medicare program. In a 2010 study, OIG found that 27 percent of hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries experienced such events, costing Medicare approximately $4.4 billion a year. OIG then expanded on this work by examining post-acute-care settings, finding that 33 percent of Medicare beneficiaries in skilled nursing facilities and 29 percent of Medicare beneficiaries in rehabilitation hospitals experienced harm. This report builds upon this prior work, focusing on Medicare stays in LTCHs.
The Office of Inspector General is required to report to Congress the results of annual independent evaluations of the information security programs of Medicare administrative contractors (MACs). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to evaluate information security programs at the MACs, using a set of agreed-upon procedures. This report fulfills that responsibility for fiscal year (FY) 2017.
The OIG investigated allegations that a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) manager had used his position for the private gain of a friend, overruled decisions made by an employee’s supervisor regarding the employee’s leave and telework requests, and improperly influenced the award of a contract because of a personal relationship.We found that the BIA manager created the appearance of using public office for the private gain of a friend when he participated on the interview panel that recommended the friend, who was also his former fiancé, for a position within the BIA. We found no evidence that the manager influenced any decisions related to an employee’s leave or telework requests, or that the manager improperly influenced a contract award.
Closeout Audit of Centro de Informacion y Educacion para la Prevencion del Abuso de Drogas' Management of the Digital Inclusion Program in Peru, Cooperative Agreement 527-A-12-00002, January 1, 2017, to January 26, 2018
Redacted Performance Audit of Northeast Colorado Cellular, Incorporated’s 2014 FCC Form 499-A Compliance with Federal Universal Service Fund Contributor (USFC) Rules
