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files. </p>  <div id="oei_subjects">  <h2><a name="imaging_service"></a>Imaging Services</h2> <ul class="simplegray lowmargin overlinked"> <li><a publish_date="12/28/2011" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/OEI-12-10-00190.asp">Questionable Billing Patterns of Portable X-Ray Suppliers</a> <cite>(OEI-12-10-00190)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-06-00261.pdf">Provider Relationships and the Use of Magnetic Resonance Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule</a> <cite>(OEI-01-06-00261)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-06-00260.pdf">Growth in Advanced Imaging Paid Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule </a> <cite>(OEI-01-06-00260)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-95-00092.pdf">Imaging Services for Nursing Home Patients: Medical Necessity</a> <cite>(OEI-09-95-00092; 8/97)</cite></li> </ul> <p><a name="immigrants"></a> 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SAVE</a> <cite>(OEI-07-91-01230; 11/95)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-91-01231.pdf">Review of the SAVE System's Processes</a> <cite>(OEI-07-91-01231; 11/95)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oai-02-86-00003.pdf">Alien Verification for Entitlements</a> <cite>(OAI-02-86-00003; 3/88)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-95-00010.pdf">Medicaid Overpayments for Post-Partum Care to Undocumented Aliens</a> <cite>(OEI-07-95-00010; 11/94)</cite></li> </ul> <p><a name="immunization"></a> <a class="back" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/subject_index.asp#I" title="Go back">Back</a> <a class="top" href="#top">Top</a></p>  <h2>Immunization</h2> <ul class="simplegray lowmargin overlinked"> <li><a publish_date="06/24/2013" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-13-00310.asp">Potentially Improper Frequency of Pneumococcal Vaccinations for Medicare Beneficiaries</a> <cite>(OEI-07-13-00310)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-10-00430.asp">Vaccines for Children Program: Vulnerabilities in Vaccine Management</a> <cite>(OEI-04-10-00430)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="06/17/2010" target="_blank" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-10-00020.pdf">2009 H1N1 School-Located Vaccination Program Implementation</a> <cite>(OEI-04-10-00020)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-99-00010.pdf">Nursing Home Vaccination: Reaching Healthy People Goals</a> <cite>(OEI-01-99-00010; 4/00)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-93-00320.pdf">Physician Participation in the Vaccines for Children Program</a> <cite>(OEI-04-93-00320; 6/95)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-91-01180.pdf">The Role of the Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau in Preschool Immunizations</a> <cite>(OEI-06-91-01180;11/93)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-91-01460.pdf">The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: A Program Review</a> <cite>(OEI-02-91-01460; 12/92)</cite></li> </ul> <p><a name="ievs"></a> <a class="back" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/subject_index.asp#I" title="Go back">Back</a> <a class="top" href="#top">Top</a></p>  <h2>Income Eligibility Verification System (IEVS)</h2> <ul class="simplegray lowmargin overlinked"> <li class="crossref">see: <a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/e.asp#eligibility">Eligibility</a></li> </ul> <p><a name="incontinence"></a> <a class="back" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/subject_index.asp#I" title="Go back">Back</a> <a class="top" href="#top">Top</a></p>  <h2>Incontinence</h2> <ul class="simplegray lowmargin overlinked"> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-12-00710.asp">State Medicaid Program Efforts to Control Costs for Disposable Incontinence Supplies</a> <cite>(OEI-07-12-00710)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-94-00773.pdf">Medicare Allowances for Incontinence Supplies</a> <cite>(OEI-03-94-00773; 3/97)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-94-00771.pdf">Medicaid Payments for Incontinence Supplies</a> <cite>(OEI-03-94-00771; 11/95)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-94-00770.pdf">Marketing of Incontinence Supplies</a> <cite>(OEI-03-94-00770; 12/94)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-94-00772.pdf">Questionable Medicare Payments for Incontinence Supplies</a> <cite>(OEI-03-94-00772; 12/94)</cite></li> </ul> <p><a name="independent_living"></a> <a class="back" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/subject_index.asp#I" title="Go back">Back</a> <a class="top" href="#top">Top</a></p>  <h2>Independent Living Program</h2> <ul class="simplegray lowmargin overlinked"> <li class="crossref">see also: <a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/f.asp#foster_care">Foster Care</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-93-00090.pdf">Independent Living Program for Foster Care Youths: Strategies for Improved ACF Management andProgram Reporting</a> <cite>(OEI-01-93-00090; 11/94)</cite></li> </ul> <p><a name="indian_health"></a> <a class="back" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/subject_index.asp#I" title="Go back">Back</a> <a class="top" href="#top">Top</a></p>  <h2>Indian Health</h2> <ul class="simplegray lowmargin overlinked"> <li class="crossref">see: <a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/n.asp#native_americans">Native Americans</a></li> </ul> <p><a name="injury_control"></a> <a class="back" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/subject_index.asp#I" title="Go back">Back</a> <a class="top" href="#top">Top</a></p>  <h2>Injury Control</h2> <ul class="simplegray lowmargin overlinked"> <li class="crossref">see also: <a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/m.asp#management_reviews">Management Reviews</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-92-00310.pdf">Injury Control</a> <cite>(OEI-02-92-00310; 11/91)</cite></li> </ul> <p><a name="irbs"></a> <a class="back" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/subject_index.asp#I" title="Go back">Back</a> <a class="top" href="#top">Top</a></p>  <h2>Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)</h2> <ul class="simplegray lowmargin overlinked"> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-11-00520.asp">Biospecimen Research: Meeting Basic Human Subjects Protection Requirements and Communicating Informational</a> <cite>(OEI-01-11-00520)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-00-00190.pdf">The Globalization of Clinical Trials: A Growing Challenge in Protecting Human Subjects</a> <cite>(OEI-01-00-00190;09/01)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-97-00195.pdf">Recruiting Human Subjects: Pressures in Industry-Sponsored Clinical Research</a> <cite>(OEI-01-97-00195;6/00)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-97-00196.pdf">Recruiting Human Subjects: Sample Guidelines for Practice</a> <cite>(OEI-01-97-00196; 6/00)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-99-00350.pdf">FDA Oversight of Clinical Investigators</a> <cite>(OEI-05-99-00350; 6/00)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-97-00197.pdf">Protecting Human Research Subjects: Status of Recommendations</a> <cite>(OEI-01-97-00197; 4/00)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-97-00194.pdf">Low-Volume Institutional Review Boards</a> <cite>(OEI-01-97-00194; 10/98)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-97-00190.pdf">Institutional Review Boards: Their Role in Reviewing Approved Research</a> <cite>(OEI-01-97-00190; 6/98)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-97-00191.pdf">Institutional Review Boards: Promising Approaches</a> <cite>(OEI-01-97-00191; 6/98)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-97-00192.pdf">Institutional Review Boards: The Emergence of Independent Boards</a> <cite>(OEI-01-97-00192; 6/98)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-97-00193.pdf">Institutional Review Boards: A Time for Reform</a> <cite>(OEI-01-97-00193; 6/98)</cite></li> </ul> <p><a name="insurance"></a> <a class="back" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/subject_index.asp#I" title="Go back">Back</a> <a class="top" href="#top">Top</a></p>  <h2>Insurance</h2> <ul class="simplegray lowmargin overlinked"> <li class="crossref">see also: <a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/c.asp#carriers">Carriers</a> | <a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/m.asp#medicare_secondary">Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP)</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-14-00180.asp">Marketplaces Faced Early Challenges Resolving Inconsistencies With Applicant Data</a> <cite>(OEI-01-14-00180)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="03/03/3014" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-13-00030.asp">Less Than Half of Part D Sponsors Voluntarily Reported Data on Potential Fraud and Abuse</a> <cite>(OEI-03-13-00030)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-12-00290.asp">Early Implementation of the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Loan Program</a> <cite>(OEI-01-12-00290)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="06/10/2013" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-11-00010.asp">Comparing Lab Test Payment Rates: Medicare Could Achieve Substantial Savings</a> <cite>(OEI-07-11-00010)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="04/01/2013" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-11-00560.asp">Oversight of Private Health Insurance Submissions to the HealthCare.gov Plan Finder</a> <cite>(OEI-03-11-00560)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="03/21/2013" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-03-11-00350.asp">Surety Bonds Remain an Underutilized Tool To Protect Medicare From Supplier Overpayments</a> <cite>(OEI-03-11-00350)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="02/20/2013" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-10-00530.asp">Most States Anticipate Implementing Streamlined Eligibility and Enrollment by 2014</a> <cite>(OEI-07-10-00530)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-11-00130.asp">Medicaid Third-Party Liability Savings Increased, But Challenges Remain</a> <cite>(OEI-05-11-00130)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="06/12/2012" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-11-00011.asp">Coverage and Payment for Genetic Laboratory Tests</a> <cite>(OEI-07-11-00011)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="12/13/2011" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-11-00450.asp">Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Program: 2011 Report to Congress</a> <cite>(OEI-04-11-00450)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/OEI-07-00-00580.pdf">State Health Insurance Assistance Program: Assistance to Beneficiaries</a> <cite>(OEI-07-00-00580; 2/02)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-98-00180.pdf">Unidentified Primary Health Insurance: Medicare Secondary Payer Auxiliary File</a> <cite>(OEI-07-98-00180;6/00)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-97-00500.pdf">Medical Insurance for Dependents Receiving Child Support</a> <cite>(OEI-07-97-00500; 6/00)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-97-00031.pdf">Medicare Beneficiaries with Additional Medical Insurance in 1997</a> <cite>(OEI-04-97-00031; 7/98)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-93-00154.pdf">Medicare Beneficiary Satisfaction with Supplemental Health Insurance</a> <cite>(OEI-04-93-00154; 1/97)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-93-00230.pdf">The Impact of OBRA 1990 on State Regulation of Medigap Insurance</a> <cite>(OEI-09-93-00230; 3/95)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-91-00700.pdf">State Regulation of Long-Term Care Insurance</a> <cite>(OEI-09-91-00700; 5/91)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-91-01550.pdf">Medical Malpractice Insurance and the Community Health Centers</a> <cite>(OEI-01-91-01550; 12/91)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-12-91-01420.pdf">Effect of ERISA on State Insurance Laws</a> <cite>(OEI-12-91-01420; 8/91)</cite></li> </ul> <p><a name="interim_payment"></a> <a class="back" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/subject_index.asp#I" title="Go back">Back</a> <a class="top" href="#top">Top</a></p>  <h2>Interim Payment System</h2> <ul class="simplegray lowmargin overlinked"> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-99-00530.pdf">Medicare Beneficiary Access to Home Health Agencies</a> <cite>(OEI-02-99-00530; 11/99)</cite></li> </ul> <p><a name="internal_controls"></a> <a class="back" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/subject_index.asp#I" title="Go back">Back</a> <a class="top" href="#top">Top</a></p>  <h2>Internal Controls</h2> <ul class="simplegray lowmargin overlinked"> <li class="crossref">see also: <a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/m.asp#management_reviews">Management Reviews</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-14-00240.asp">New Mexico State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2014 Onsite Review </a> <cite>(OEI-09-14-00240)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-14-00190.asp">Iowa State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2014 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-06-14-00190)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-13-00540.asp">Connecticut State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-07-13-00540)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-13-00700.asp">Mississippi State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2014 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-09-13-00700)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-13-00250.asp">Indiana State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-07-13-00250)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-13-00490.asp">Utah State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-09-13-00490)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-13-00300.asp">Texas State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-06-13-00300)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-13-00200.asp">Minnesota State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-06-13-00200)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-13-00070.asp">Michigan State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-09-13-00070)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="12/26/2013" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-13-00360.asp">Vermont Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-02-13-00360)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="10/22/2013" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-12-00450.asp">Nevada State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2012 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-09-12-00450)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-12-00700.asp">Montana State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2012 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-09-12-00700)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="10/04/2013" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-13-00080.asp">West Virginia State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-07-13-00080)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="09/20/2013" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-12-00720.asp">Arkansas State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-06-12-00720)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-13-00020.asp">New Jersey Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2013 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-02-13-00020)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="06/12/2013" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-12-00510.asp">Illinois State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2012 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-07-12-00510)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="05/23/2013" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-12-00400.asp">HHS Adopted, Administered, and Generally Followed Classified Information Policies</a> <cite>(OEI-07-12-00400)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="05/23/2013" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-12-00401.asp">Originally and Derivatively Classified Documents Met Most Federal Requirements</a> <cite>(OEI-07-12-00401)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="04/24/2013" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-12-00370.asp">Tennessee State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2012 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-06-12-00370)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-12-00220.asp">Idaho State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2012 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-09-12-00220)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="12/28/2012" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-12-00010.asp">Louisiana State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2012 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-09-12-00010)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="10/19/2012" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-12-00180.asp">New Hampshire Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2012 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-02-12-00180)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-11-00610.asp">South Carolina State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2011 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-09-11-00610)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="09/19/2012" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-12-00200.asp">Kansas State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2012 Onsite Review</a> <cite>(OEI-07-12-00200)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="03/19/2012" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-10-00210.asp">Early Assessment of Audit Medicaid Integrity Contractors</a> <cite>(OEI-05-10-00210)</cite></li> <li><a publish_date="01/20/2012" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-10-00421.asp">Nationwide Program for National and State Background Checks for Long-Term-Care Employees-Results of Long-Term-Care Provider Administrator Survey</a> <cite>(OEI-07-10-00421)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-94-00211.pdf">Surveying Staff to Identify Unnecessary Management Regulations and Internal Controls: Trackingand Analysis</a> <cite>(OEI-09-94-00211; 4/96)</cite></li> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-94-00210.pdf">Surveying Staff to Identify Unnecessary Internal Controls: Methodology and Results</a> <cite>(OEI-09-94-00210;3/95)</cite></li> </ul> <p><a name="international"></a> <a class="back" href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/oei/subject_index.asp#I" title="Go back">Back</a> <a class="top" href="#top">Top</a></p>  <h2>International Medical Centers</h2> <ul class="simplegray lowmargin overlinked"> <li><a href="/web/20150222094826/http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oai-12-86-00096.pdf">International Medical Centers Service Delivery 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