We are your partners. Talk to us. And one for individual and small group physician practices is scheduled for summer publication. He'll also be telling you about a letter that the Office of Inspector General will be issuing today on improving compliance. I know that voluntary compliance makes our entire health care system stronger and more secure.
Compliance helps protect the reputation of honest providers.
And fraud investigations and allegations can be extremely disruptive to providers-not to mention costly to fight. In the long run, voluntary compliance isn't just a cost to the bottom line-it's a benefit. As I mentioned earlier, we can't lower the Medicare error rate if health care professionals don't provide proper and sufficient documentation. Spread the word throughout your organization that everyone has a role to play in preventing sloppy billing, over billing and incorrect billing. We need your ideas, your guidance, your support.