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The original message has been attached to this so you can view it or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see root\@localhost for details. Content preview: OIG Work Plan: Trends, Reports and Issues for 2018 Presented By: Duane C. Abbey Live Audio Conference Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 | Duration: 90 minutes Time: 1 pm ET | 12 pm CT | 11 am MT | 10 am PT REGISTER NOW What’s in Store for Healthcare Providers and Facilities in 2018? One of the most important compliance blueprints for healthcare providers and organizations every year, the OIG Work Plan lays out the audits, evaluations and other projects for the Centers for Medìcare & Medìcaid Services (CMS) and others that the HHS Office of Inspector General plans to conduct in the year ahead. 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= One of the most important compliance blueprints for healthcare providers = and organizations every year, the OIG Work Plan lays out the audits, eval= uations and other projects for the Centers for Med=26igrave;care =26amp; = Med=26igrave;caid Services (CMS) and others that the HHS Office of Inspec= tor General plans to conduct in the year ahead=2E If you understand the O= IG=26rsquo;s work plan, you will know where to focus your attention when = it comes to fraud and investigative activities of the federal government,= and you can n=26igrave;p problems in the bud and avoid expensive and tim= e-consuming audits=2E

Join this session, where expert speaker= Duane C=2E Abbey, will review current and 2018 OIG Work= Plan issues for hospitals, clinics and other health care providers with = particular emphasis on cod=26igrave;ng, billing and reimbursement=2E Duan= e will address upcoming Work Plan issues in the context of those from FY2= 013 through FY2017, taking into account that the Work Plan is now updated= monthly=2E The session will discuss pertinent reports issued by OIG, par= ticularly in relation to established issues that the OIG is interested in= =2E

Duane will also address associated RAC issues relative to= current and anticipated trends and focus on identifying key issues in th= e context of internal and external auditing to make certain that provider= s can properly address any OIG and RAC issues=2E The session concentrates= mainly on issues that involve hospitals and facilities but will also add= ress phys=26igrave;cian concerns involving hospitals=2E Read= more
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