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</ul> </div> <div id="leftContentInterior"> <h1>OIG Outlook 2014</h1> <div style="margin-bottom:10px;"> <iframe title="A 30 minute video: OIG Outlook 2014" width="560" height="350" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140705055711if_/https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/w0x8WH17H6A?wmode=transparent" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <p><a href="/web/20140705055711/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/video/2014/outlook/index.asp">Watch Program in Shorter Segments</a></p> <h2>Welcome to OIG Outlook 2014!</h2> <p>Our senior executives discuss emerging trends in combating fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal health care programs, OIG's top priorities for 2014, and upcoming projects in the newly released <a href="/web/20140705055711/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/workplan/index.asp">OIG <em>Work Plan</em></a>.</p> <div id="related" style="width:148px; margin-top:15px;margin-right:0"> <h3>Related Content</h3> <ul style="margin-left:2px;"> <li><a href="/web/20140705055711/https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/workplan/index.asp">2014 OIG Work Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705055711/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/podcasts/2014/outlook/">Audio-Only Version</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705055711/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/widgets/index.asp#outlook14">Help Spread the Word</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140705055711/https://oig.hhs.gov/newsroom/outlook/2013/">OIG Outlook 2013</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2>Additional Information</h2> <p>The program will remain on the site indefinitely. OIG Outlook 2014 is not copyrighted; however, OIG does not have the resources to produce or distribute DVDs of this program. Because of your organization's unique security requirements and software capabilities OIG cannot recommend the best way to access and download the videos. Please contact your IT department to help access and download the videos from YouTube. </p>  <h3 id="speakers" class="acc_trigger"><span style="font-weight:normal">See also: </span><a href="#">Senior Executive Speakers</a></h3> <div class="acc_container"> <div class="block" style="padding-left:0;"> <p>In OIG Outlook 2014, Roberta Baskin, OIG's Director of Media Communications, hosts the question-and-answer sessions featuring OIG's senior executives.</p> <dt><img class="l" src="/web/20140705055711im_/https://oig.hhs.gov/images/digsPortraits/dlevinson-vingette.jpg" width="120" alt="Daniel Levinson"/>Daniel Levinson</dt> <dd><a href="/web/20140705055711/https://oig.hhs.gov/about-oig/about-inspector-general/index.asp">Inspector General Daniel Levinson</a> is the senior official responsible for audits, evaluations, investigations, compliance initiatives, and law enforcement efforts to combat fraud and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, and over 300 other public health and human services programs administered by HHS.</dd> <div class="contentSeparator"></div> <dt><img class="l" src="/web/20140705055711im_/https://oig.hhs.gov/images/digsPortraits/chiedi.jpg" width="120" alt="Joanne Chiedi"/>Joanne Chiedi</dt> <dd>Joanne Chiedi is the Principal Deputy Inspector General. The <a href="/web/20140705055711/https://oig.hhs.gov/about-oig/about-us/immediate-office.asp">Immediate Office of the Inspector General</a> is directly responsible for the overall fulfillment of OIG's mission and for promoting effective management and quality of OIG processes and products.</dd> <dd>Hear about topics discussed in OIG Outlook, including emerging health care trends, promoting quality, safety and value, and health IT issues.</dd> <div class="contentSeparator"></div> <dt><img class="l" src="/web/20140705055711im_/https://oig.hhs.gov/images/digsPortraits/gloria-jarmon.jpg" width="120" alt="Gloria Jarmon"/>Gloria Jarmon</dt> <dd>Gloria Jarmon, Deputy Inspector General of OIG's <a href="/web/20140705055711/https://oig.hhs.gov/about-oig/about-us/office-of-audit-services.asp">Office of Audit Services</a>, conducts independent audits of HHS programs and/or HHS grantees and contractors.</dd> <dd>The Office of Audit Services is the largest civilian audit force in the Federal Government. 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