The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has presented its annual performance report for FY08, noting that the OIG’s oversight efforts produced a $17 to $1 return on investment over the past year.
The FY08 report highlights $2.35 billion in HHS receivables that were court ordered or agreed to be paid through civil settlements resulting from cases developed by OIG investigators, and an additional $1.33 billion in audit recoveries that HHS program managers agreed to pursue as a result of OIG audit disallowance recommendations. HHS program managers also agreed to implement 85 of OIG’s quality and management improvement recommendations.
Read the report.
