OIG’s Work Plan for March 2022

Healthcare compliance professionals! New items were added to the OIG’s Work Plan in March. Here’s what you need to know.

A Medicaid Fraud Control Unit obtained a $150,000 settlement from a residential care facility owner for false billing services in Missouri. This is an example of the work performed by state Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU). With a newly added work plan item, the OIG wants to know how the MFCUs throughout the country can use data mining to continue accomplishing the work.

The OIG will focus on nursing home staff and their vaccination status. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many news reports highlighted how severely residents of nursing homes had been affected. Reports also highlighted the debates and arguments about mandatory vaccination, especially among healthcare workers. According to newly changed federal regulations, nursing home staff must be vaccinated against COVID-19. Though the effective date of the regulations varies by State, all States must comply by March 21, 2022.

And folks, there’s more!

Take a deeper dive into these items by downloading our free eBrief, “Your Monthly OIG Work Plan Scoop for March 2022: Fraud and the Senior Medicaid Patrol,” and stay informed to protect your organization. In this eBrief, we cover the following work plan items:

• Data Mining by Medicaid Fraud Control Units
• COVID-19 Vaccination Status of Nursing Home Staff
• 2021 Performance Data for the Senior Medicare Patrol Projects
• And more!