OIG Posts Video-- Outlook 2013

This morning, the Office of the Inspector General posted this video on their Outlook 2013 page. 

OIG senior executives discuss emerging trends in combating fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal health care programs, and the OIG's top priorities for 2013.   In addition, they discuss new and ongoing projects from the OIG's Work Plan.

 

We'll be posting about the OIG Work Plan in the next few days.

OIG Posts Podcast on the Importance of Documentation

The OIG has posted a podcast on the importance of medical record documentation.  You can listen to the podcast or view the video by going to the podcast page.

If you can't listen to the podcast, you can review the transcript, here.

Free CME for Physicians

Did you know that your can earn free category 1 Continuing Medical Education from Medicare?   The Medicare Learning Network (MLN) offers free CME for an online course in conjunction with the Office of the Inspector General  (OIG).   You can get more information on their course, Avoiding Medicare Fraud and Abuse: A Roadmap for Physicians.  Learn more about it here.

OIG Posts Slides and Video from Provider Compliance Training

Update: 

The OIG has made the HEAT Provider Compliance Training Webcast Video available in 16 short modules instead of the original long video.  The content has not been changed, merely broken up for ease of viewing.

This will allow users to select a topic area to view without having to watch the entire 3 hour and 45 minute video. There is a new URL: http://go.usa.gov/Dzr

Today, the OIG  posted a video recording of the HEAT Provider Compliance Training session held on May 18, 2011 in Washington, DC. The session recording is quite long at 3 hours and 45 minutes. It is available at http://go.usa.gov/DyN

While not specifically related to Medicare Advantage, this training session is pertinent for any practice which sees Medicare and/or Medi-Cal/Medicaid patients.

 

If you can't commit to that length of time (we know you're busy!) you can find the training session's related briefing material posted at http://go.usa.gov/DyQ 

 

There are 13 files including the PowerPoint slide presentation, a number of background papers, and a link to a video recording of Inspector General Levinson's keynote speech at the HCCA 15th Annual Compliance Institute.