The OIG has issued another report examining the safety of compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) used in hospitals, in response to a 2012 meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated injections. This report, "Medicare’s Oversight of Compounded Pharmaceuticals Used in Hospitals," assesses the extent to which Medicare’s oversight of hospitals addresses 55 practices for CSP oversight in acute-care hospitals recommended by various expert guidelines. While CMS and the four CMS-approved hospital accreditors addressed most of the recommended CSP-related practices at least some of the time, the OIG identified certain gaps, particularly with regard to review of hospital contracts with stand-alone compounding pharmacies. The OIG also questioned the human capital available by oversight entities to thoroughly review hospitals’ preparation and use of CSPs, and the adequacy of surveyor training related to compounding. The OIG recommends that CMS: (1) ensure that hospital surveyors receive training on standards from nationally recognized organizations related to safe compounding practices; and (2) amend its interpretive guidelines to address hospitals’ contracts with standalone compounding pharmacies. CMS concurred with the recommendations.