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Compliance:

Focus On Your Compliance Plan Now Or Pay Later

Published on Tue May 25, 2010

Enhanced fraud-fighting atmosphere makes your plan more important than ever. If the feds show up on your doorstep or auditors take a magnifying glass to your claims, would they find you're following the rules? Showing authorities that you're complying with rules and regulations is just one important function of a compliance plan for your organization. "It's absolutely time -- past time -- to work on a compliance plan," urges attorney Liz Pearson with Pearson & Bernard in Edgewood, Ky. "Either update the one in place or start one." "Fraud and abuse enforcement has been trending up for a while now," points out attorney Robert Markette Jr. with Gilliland & Markette in Indianapolis. That makes it paramount to generate or update your compliance plan. The feds have been going after health care fraud and abuse with renewed vigor under the Obama Administration. The HEAT Task Force, a joint project of the Department of [...]
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