title: Government antifraud efforts intensify.
abstract: "Business as usual" is going by the wayside as new legislation strengthens penalties for fraud and abuse of federal healthcare contracts. Five experts warn of the consequences and emphasize the need for compliance programs to ensure appropriate billing decisions.
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authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zablocki
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017007:Duty to Warn; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States