iThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has begun to release videos from the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) Provider Compliance Training initiative. In Spring 2011, OIG, HHS, and the Department of Justice provided trainings in six cities across the county. The trainings focused on the realities of Medicare and Medicaid fraud and the importance of implementing effective compliance programs.
Videos from these HEAT trainings are now being made available via the OIG’s website. The videos include guidance on:
- Fraud and abuse laws;
- Program exclusion authorities and effects;
- Documentation;
- OIG subpoenas, audits, and surveys; and
- OIG self-disclosure protocol.
The OIG videos also include various fraud enforcement panels with the fraud control unit, OIG Special Agent, CMS Deputy Administrator, and Assistant U.S. Attorney. Additional OIG training videos will be made available each week over the next three months.
