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1. Data inadequacies undermine CMS's oversight of the inconsistency resolution process for the federal marketplace

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, March 2017
Subject(s):
Data Collection
Eligibility Determination
Health Insurance Exchanges
Cost Sharing
Federal Government
Government Regulation
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
United States.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)

2. CMS validated hospital inpatient quality reporting program data, but should use additional tools to identify gaming

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, April 2017
Subject(s):
Economics, Hospital
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Reimbursement, Incentive
Cross Infection
Inpatients
Mandatory Reporting
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)

4. CDC generally met its inspection goals for the federal select agent program: however, opportunities exist to strengthen oversight

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, May 2017
Subject(s):
Government Regulation
Security Measures
Toxins, Biological
Federal Government
Laboratories -- standards
Risk Assessment
Risk Management
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

6. Round 2 competitive bidding for CPAP/RAD: disrupted access unlikely for devices, inconclusive for supplies

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, June 2017
Subject(s):
Competitive Bidding
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure -- economics
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure -- instrumentation
Durable Medical Equipment -- economics
Health Services Accessibility -- economics
Insurance Coverage -- economics
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
Medicare -- economics
Respiration, Artificial -- economics
Respiration, Artificial -- instrumentation
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.

8. OHRP generally conducted its compliance activities independently, but changes would strengthen its independence

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, July 2017
Subject(s):
Human Experimentation -- standards
Patient Rights
Research Subjects
Ethics Committees, Research
Guideline Adherence
Human Experimentation -- ethics
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office for Human Research Protections.

9. HHS's Office of Refugee Resettlement improved coordination and outreach to promote the safety and well-being of unaccompanied alien children

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, July 2017
Subject(s):
Child Welfare
Emigrants and Immigrants
Emigration and Immigration
Refugees
Child
Child Abuse -- prevention & control
Human Trafficking -- prevention & control
Safety
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
United States. Department of Homeland Security.

10. Medicare program shared savings accountable care organizations have shown potential for reducing spending and improving quality

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, August 2017
Subject(s):
Accountable Care Organizations
Cost Savings
Cost Sharing
Medicare
Quality of Health Care
Cost Control
Facilities and Services Utilization -- statistics & numerical data
Fee-for-Service Plans
Health Expenditures
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.