1. OIG names 2017 goals: Bolstering HHS and NIH data security, tackling EHR challenges -
“The Office of Inspector General has the National Institute of Health's security and data control in its crosshairs. Its recently released2017 agenda highlighted the need to ensure protection and privacy of Precision Medicine Initiative volunteer data.” Read more here: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/oig-names-2017-goals-bolstering-hhs-and-nih-data-security-tackling-ehr-challenges
2. HHS investigators to increase focus on high drug prices in 2017 - “The in-house investigator at HHS has released a list of issues it hopes to tackle in 2017, and it shows a heightened focus on drug costs, an issue that has captivated the nation.” Read more here: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20161111/NEWS/161119974/
3. Deeper Than The Headlines: 2017 HHS OIG Work Plan Highlights - “Each year, the HHS OIG publishes a work plan which highlights areas they will focus their auditing and investigative resources upon. Some of the projects are continuations from the prior year’s work plan while some are new or revised. Many compliance programs use this document in their own annual work plans and internal compliance efforts.” This 20-year exclusion headline alone is significant, but the story deeper than the headline gets even more interesting.” Read more here: Deeper Than the Headlines: 2017 HHS OIG Work Plan Highlights
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