title: Hospital compliance on a budget.
abstract: Community and rural hospitals are among the last to jump aboard the compliance program bandwagon. For many, it boils down to a belief that a plan either is not necessary or not affordable. Ellen Beck profiles the special issues that smaller hospitals face amid government investigations into Medicare/Medicaid billing fraud.
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mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D005607:Fraud / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000191:economics*; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States