Audit of University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital's Organ Acquisition Costs Claimed for the Period

Page 2 – Mr. Jerry Chambers Direct Reply to HHS Action Officials: Mr. Dale Kendrick Associate Regional Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 4T20 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909 Department of Health and Human Services OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM HOSPITAL’S ORGAN ACQUISITION COSTS CLAIMED FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2000, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 DECEMBER 2004 A-04-04-00001 Office of Inspector General http://oig.hhs.gov The mission of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), as mandated by Public Law 95-452, as amended, is to protect the integrity of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs, as well as the health and welfare of beneficiaries served by those programs. This statutory mission is carried out through a nationwide network of audits, investigations, and inspections conducted by the following operating components: Office of Audit Services The OIG's Office of Audit Services (OAS) provides all auditing services for HHS, either by conducting audits with its own audit resources or by overseeing audit work done by others. Audits examine the performance of HHS programs and/or its grantees and contractors in carrying out their respective responsibilities and are intended to provide independent assessments of HHS programs and ...