Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
Industry Notes:
OIG Revamps COVID Guidance Offering
Published on Fri Apr 02, 2021
As pandemic conditions roll back across the country, the feds are ramping up their COVID-19 fraud efforts with some new tools and tips for providers. Details: The HHS Office of Inspector General continues to get serious about COVID-19 fraud. The watchdog agency has added more resources to its COVID-19 Portal, “including a searchable list of our COVID-19 reports,” it says in a release. Other highlights on OIG’s COVID dashboard include quick links to auxiliary agencies, a strategic plan, enforcement actions, policy and guidance, and outreach. See the portal at www.oig.hhs.gov/coronavirus/index.asp.
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