The Office of the Inspector General has released new physician educational materials to assist in teaching physicians about federal laws designed to protect Medicare and Medicaid from waste, fraud and abuse, according to an AAPC release.
The OIG announced the release of the online materials on Feb. 9. The materials include a Roadmap for New Physicians booklet, Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, speaker's notes and video presentation.
According to the AAPC release, the materials summarize the five main federal fraud and abuse laws — the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback statue, the Stark Law, the Exclusion Statute and the Civil Monetary Penalties Law — and give physicians advice on complying with these laws in their relationships with payors.
Read the AAPC release on OIG educational materials.
Read more on the OIG:
-OIG Releases List of 10 Most Wanted Healthcare Fraudsters
-10 Big Anti-Kickback Cases Involving Hospitals in 2010
-3 Ways 2011 OIG Work Plan Impacts Ambulatory Surgery Centers
The OIG announced the release of the online materials on Feb. 9. The materials include a Roadmap for New Physicians booklet, Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, speaker's notes and video presentation.
According to the AAPC release, the materials summarize the five main federal fraud and abuse laws — the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback statue, the Stark Law, the Exclusion Statute and the Civil Monetary Penalties Law — and give physicians advice on complying with these laws in their relationships with payors.
Read the AAPC release on OIG educational materials.
Read more on the OIG:
-OIG Releases List of 10 Most Wanted Healthcare Fraudsters
-10 Big Anti-Kickback Cases Involving Hospitals in 2010
-3 Ways 2011 OIG Work Plan Impacts Ambulatory Surgery Centers