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Medicare: Concerns With Physicians at Teaching Hospitals (PATH) Audits

HEHS-98-174 Published: Jul 23, 1998. Publicly Released: Aug 12, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Physicians at Teaching Hospitals (PATH) initiative, focusing on: (1) whether the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has a legal basis for conducting PATH audits; (2) whether the OIG has followed an acceptable approach and methodology in conducting the audits; and (3) the significance of the billing problems identified in selected audits.

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