Inspector General Daniel Levinson of the Department of Health and Human Services has stated in his Spring 2012 Semiannual Report to Congress that his office expects to recover $1.2 billion from audits ($483 million) and investigations ($748 million) concluded during the first half of 2012.  Between October 2011 and March of this year, the OIG also brought 346 new criminal cases and 138 civil actions. Information technology is playing as important a role in the OIG as it is in every other health care arena.  In his Executive Summary, Mr. Levinson said: Over the past 6 months, OIG has stepped up our focus on data analytics as a critical tool for enhancing our fraud, waste, and abuse activities. We are using advanced data analytics to help us conduct risk assessments; more effectively pinpoint our oversight efforts; and significantly reduce the time and resources required for audits, investigations, evaluations, and other program...