Providers may choose to not enter into corporate integrity agreements (CIAs) after they have settled fraud cases. The OIG has decided to target these entities according to the OIG Work Plan for 2012.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that public disclosure of information about adverse events was limited, according to its review of 17 state adverse event report systems, eight Patient Safety Organizations overseen by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Are we ready for the impending flu season?  What about an influenza pandemic?  The OIG recently released a duo of reports addressing preparedness for an influenza pandemic.  In one of the reports, the OIG examined the extent to which states and localities have prepared for a medical surge in response to an influenza pandemic and whether they have conducted and documented exercises that test their medical surge