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You might want to take a look at a new

Published on Tue Oct 19, 2010

You might want to take a look at a new fraud and abuse resource Medicare is handing out to freshly minted physicians. At the request of medical schools, the HHS Office of Inspector General has issued the "Roadmap for New Physicians: Avoiding Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse." The new tool summarizes the five main federal fraud and abuse laws, and offers tips regarding how doctors can comply with the laws. Those five laws are the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law, the Exclusion Statute, and the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. Tip: The document isn't just for medical students -- if you feel you could use a refresher on any of these fraud and abuse topics, check out the OIG's Roadmap online at http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/PhysicianEducation.
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