The rules of fraud and abuse

It appears that the government is taking a no-holds-barred type approach to combating fraud and abuse of government programs by enacting new and by expanding existing statutes designed for this purpose. It is clear now, more than ever, that due to the abuse suffered by federal health care programs, the government, by and through its respective agencies, is using every resource available to track, identify, and prosecute those who defraud and attempt to defraud these programs. It is therefore imperative that hospitals and health care professionals take the necessary precautions to ensure that inadvertent violations of these statutes do not occur.