title: Ten things to do when investigated by regulatory or government agencies.
abstract: Physicians may become the object of investigation by a variety of regulatory and governmental bodies. This article outlines an approach to responding to inquiries by such agencies in ten steps. It emphasizes the physician's right to remain silent, to defer responses and to obtain legal counsel.
authors.affiliation: glendcrick@aol.com
authors.forename: Glen D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Crick
mesh_terms: D005607:Fraud / Q000523:psychology*; D006077:Government Agencies; D010819:Physician's Role; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*