2025 OIG Work Plan Revealed: Key Risk Areas & Compliance Tactics You Need to Know

Course Description:

This webinar will discuss the 2025 OIG Work Plan, which will include an in-depth discussion of the various areas that the OIG will focus on in 2025. Attendees will explore areas and topics that the OIG will continue to audit as well as new risk areas for OIG audit. The webinar will discuss recent enforcement actions. Finally, this webinar will discuss key components of an effective corporate compliance program.

Understanding the Office of Inspector General's (OIG) focus areas for its enforcement efforts will assist you with tailoring your compliance program efforts pertaining to education and internal auditing to ensure your practice does not become a post payment statistic. Moreover, it will assist with structuring internal audit programs so you can find, correct and where necessary, disclose errors in advance of any OIG or Integrity Contractor inquiry. Participant will learn the new, updated and ongoing target areas applicable to Medicare Part A and B. New target areas will be specifically discussed and where appropriate, you will be provided with recommendations for assessing and reducing post-payment risk associated with OIG target areas.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the OIG and OIG Work Plan
• Know why the work plan important to us in healthcare
• Know the various projects that the agency plans to investigate
• OIG audits and evaluations
• Learn about the OIG audit risk areas for 2025
• Learn the new topics that the OIG will focus on
• Review and understand the areas that the OIG continues to focus on from prior guidance and years
• Learn the key components of a Corporate Compliance Plan

Areas Covered in the Session:

• 2025 OIG Work Plan and Audit Risk Areas
• New and Continuing OIG Audit Areas and Topics
• Corporate Compliance Plans
• Recent Enforcement Actions
• New and Revised Risk Areas for Part A providers
• New and Revised Risk Areas for Part B providers
• New and Revised Risk Areas for DME providers
• OIG Work Plan Priorities
• HHS Oversight, Mission, Vision and Values
• Live Q&A Session

Suggested Attendees:

• Healthcare CEOs, COOs and CFOs
• Practice Administrators
• Compliance Officers
• Healthcare CPAs
• Revenue Cycle Managers
• Billers
• Licensed Providers
• Physicians and APPs
• Office Managers
• Billing Staff
• Medical Auditors
• Practice Managers
• Auditors
• Billing Companies
• Clinic Owners
• Chief Quality Officers
• Senior Internal Auditors
• Directors of Compliance
• Regulatory/ Risk Officers
• Government Employees
• General Counsel
• Compliance Attorneys 
• Corporate Compliance Officers
• Board Members
• Compliance Professionals

About the Presenter:

Amanda Waesch has experience of 18 years and operates a national healthcare practice and is licensed in both Ohio and Florida. She primarily focuses her practice on healthcare, employment law, corporate law, and healthcare litigation and advises all types of employers, in particular healthcare providers, including, hospitals and physicians, on various matters.

She also chairs the firm’s litigation team that is primarily responsible for handling all reimbursement audits and appeals for her firm’s healthcare clients and heads up BMD’s Provider Relations, Audit, Appeals, and Negotiations Unit (PRAAN) which handles all-payer audits, appeals, overpayments and payment extrapolations.

Additional Information:

After Registration: You will receive an email with login information and handouts (presentation slides) that you can print and share with all participants at your location.

System Requirement:

• Internet Speed: Preferably above 1 MBPS
• Headset: Any decent headset and microphone which can be used to talk and hear clearly

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No problem. You can get access to an On-Demand webinar. Use it as a training tool at your convenience. For more information, you can reach out to the below contact:
Toll-Free No: 1-302-444-0162
Email: care@skillacquire.com

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