Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Inspector General federal government position

The Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the chief oversight official responsible for auditing, investigating, and combating fraud, waste, and abuse within HHS programs and operations.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services canonical	3

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Inspector General ⓘ federal government position ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentRequires	advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
duty	combat abuse in HHS programs ⓘ combat fraud in HHS programs ⓘ combat waste in HHS programs ⓘ conduct audits of HHS programs and operations ⓘ conduct investigations related to HHS programs and operations ⓘ protect the health and welfare of HHS program beneficiaries ⓘ protect the integrity of HHS programs ⓘ recommend policy and management improvements for HHS ⓘ
employer	Office of the Inspector General ⓘ surface form: Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
ensures	independent and objective oversight of HHS programs ⓘ
goal	prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in HHS ⓘ promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in HHS programs ⓘ
hasPower	exclude individuals and entities from participation in federal health care programs ⓘ impose civil monetary penalties under applicable statutes ⓘ issue subpoenas in connection with investigations ⓘ refer cases for criminal prosecution ⓘ
headOf	Office of the Inspector General ⓘ surface form: Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
independence	operates with statutory independence from HHS management ⓘ
jurisdiction	programs and operations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
legalBasis	Inspector General Act of 1978 ⓘ
levelOfGovernment	federal ⓘ
memberOf	Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency ⓘ
oversees	Children's Health Insurance Program ⓘ Medicaid ⓘ surface form: Medicaid program Medicare ⓘ surface form: Medicare program public health and human services programs administered by HHS ⓘ
oversightFocus	federal health care programs administered by HHS ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
produces	audit reports ⓘ evaluation reports ⓘ investigative reports ⓘ semiannual reports to Congress ⓘ
reportsTo	United States Secretary of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Health and Human Services United States Congress ⓘ
scopeIncludes	HHS information technology systems and data security ⓘ grant and contract management within HHS ⓘ health care provider billing and reimbursement ⓘ public health emergency preparedness and response programs ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
worksWith	United States Department of Justice ⓘ surface form: Department of Justice other federal Inspectors General ⓘ state and local law enforcement agencies ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of the Inspector General → hasHead → Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Audit Services, HHS OIG → reportsTo → Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ

Office of Evaluation and Inspections, HHS OIG → reportsTo → Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ