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Solicitation of Information and Recommendations for Developing OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Individual Physicians and Small Group Practices
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This Federal Register notice seeks the input and recommendations of interested parties as the OIG considers developing a compliance program guidance for individual and small group physician practices, especially those serving Medicare and other Federal health care program beneficiaries. Many physicians have expressed an interest in better protecting their practices from the potential for fraud and abuse. While the OIG believes that the great majority of physicians are honest and share our goal of protecting the integrity of Medicare and other Federal health care programs, all health care providers have a duty to reasonably ensure that the claims submitted to Medicare and other Federal health care programs are true and accurate. The development of a comprehensive, effective compliance program by individual physicians and small group practices will go a long way toward achieving this goal. Over the past two years, the OIG has developed guidances for hospitals, clinical laboratories, home health agencies, third-party medical billing companies and durable medical equipment companies. While the OIG has previously referred physicians and physician groups to the OIG's compliance guidance for third-party medical billing companies for guidance regarding the risk areas that are most directly relevant to physicians, we have received continued interest from physicians for a specific guidance directed at their individual practices. In order to provide such meaningful guidance to individual and small group physician practices, the OIG is soliciting comments, recommendations and other suggestions from concerned parties and organizations on how best to develop a compliance program guidance to reduce the potential for fraud and abuse in the individual or small group physician practice, as well as feedback as to whether such a guidance would be beneficial to physician practices.
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Solicitation of Information and Recommendations for Developing OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Individual Physicians and Small Group Practices; Federal Register Vol. 64, Issue
NOTICE
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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This Federal Register notice seeks the input and recommendations of interested parties as the OIG considers developing a compliance program guidance for individual and small group physician practices, especially those serving Medicare and other Federal health care program beneficiaries. Many physicians have expressed an interest in better protecting their practices from the potential for fraud and abuse. While the OIG believes that the great majority of physicians are honest and share our goal of protecting the integrity of Medicare and other Federal health care programs, all health care providers have a duty to reasonably ensure that the claims submitted to Medicare and other Federal health care programs are true and accurate. The development of a comprehensive, effective compliance program by individual physicians and small group practices will go a long way toward achieving this goal. Over the past two years, the OIG has developed guidances for hospitals, clinical laboratories, home health agencies, third-party medical billing companies and durable medical equipment companies. While the OIG has previously referred physicians and physician groups to the OIG's compliance guidance for third-party medical billing companies for guidance regarding the risk areas that are most directly relevant to physicians, we have received continued interest from physicians for a specific guidance directed at their individual practices. In order to provide such meaningful guidance to individual and small group physician practices, the OIG is soliciting comments, recommendations and other suggestions from concerned parties and organizations on how best to develop a compliance program guidance to reduce the potential for fraud and abuse in the individual or small group physician practice, as well as feedback as to whether such a guidance would be beneficial to physician practices.
To assure consideration, comments must be delivered to the address provided below by no later than 5 p.m. on November 8, 1999.
Kimberly Brandt, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, (202) 619-2078.
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