News stories abound about federal government fraud enforcement activities against hospitals, clinical laboratories, durable medical equipment suppliers, hospices, and home health agencies. Based on recent legislation to enhance enforcement capabilities, there is reason to expect even more government enforcement activity in the future. While federal fraud investigations and enforcement actions against individual physicians have been isolated thus far, physicians and their practices are not immune to such government actions. Therefore, physicians and others involved in providing patient care need to know how to comply with the federal laws to guard against potential liability in fraud enforcement actions.

View the AMA's primer on fraud and abuse issues associated with donated Health Information Technologies (HIT).

Gainsharing arrangements

Federal fraud enforcement and physician compliance

AMA legal issues - compliance issues - Medicare fraud and abuse

Investigations of fraud and abuse

AMA - legal issues - Federal Government Investigations of Fraud and Abuse in the Delivery of Health Care Services.

Fraud and abuse update

AMA Report 25 I97 of the Board of Trustees

Professional courtesy in the health care fraud and abuse context

AMA - legal issues - Key points from AMA's Board of Trustees Report 18-A-98, Medicare fraud and abuse authority.

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