National Medicare Resources

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
http://cms.hhs.gov

Information for plans and providers
http://cms.hhs.gov/professionals/default.asp

Medicare Learning Network (products, services and educational activities offered by CMS and Medicare contractors)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medlearn/default.asp

CMS Advisory Opinions
http://cms.hhs.gov/physicians/aop/default.asp

LMRP

Local Medicare Review Policy(sponsored by CMS)
http://www.lmrp.net/

Draft Local Medicare Review Policy(sponsored by CMS)
http://www.draftlmrp.net/

OIG

HHS Office of the Inspector General
http://oig.hhs.gov/

Safe Harbor Regulations
http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/safeharborregulations.html

Fraud Alerts, Bulletins and Other Guidance
http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/fraudalerts.html

Individuals and entities excluded from federal programs
http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/exclusions.html

Special Advisory Bulletin: Offering Gifts and Other Inducements To Beneficiaries (September 2002)
http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/alertsandbulletins/SABGiftsandInducements.pdf

HHS Office of Inspector General - OIG Compliance Program for Individual and Small Group Physician Practices (October 2000)
http://oig.hhs.gov/authorities/docs/physician.pdf

Practice Management Resources