Assignment. Questions and Answers

1. NAME AT LEAST ONE Office of Inspector General (OIG''s) most recent fraud initiatives for 2018? With 2 references
THE PROS AND CONS OF Office of Inspector General (OIG)

2. How is telemedicine impacted, if at all, by legal scope of practice issues, licensure regulations? With 2 references

PROS AND CONS OF TELEMEDICINE

3. In your opinion, are there too many health care regulations? Are they needed to protect patients, or should we rely only on the providers to function in what would be considered an "ethical" manner? Why or why not?

4. Can the federal False Claims Act be violated inadvertently? In other words, does there have to be intent on the part of the provider? Based on your answer who is ultimately responsible for submitting a clean claim? Do you think health care providers are trained enough in coding or is it Ok to simply delegate this task to billers and coders?

5. What is Medicare Part D? Why do you think Medicare Part D is a target of investigation by the Office of Inspector General OIG? The pros and the cons of Medicare part d and OIG

For each question please be sure to include 2-3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).

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