Compliance Issues in Ophthalmology

Compliance Issues in Ophthalmology deals with a topic becoming more prevalent in the vocabulary of health care regulation: compliance. As federal and state governments have increased their enforcement activity, it has become important for providers of health care to protect themselves from allegations of fraud and abuse. Physicians must first understand the applicable rules and regulations to ensure they are acting in accordance with them. The extensive experience accumulated by these contributors has enabled them to create the first publication aimed at identifying compliance issues in ophthalmic practice. Common coding, risk management, and legal issues pertinent to the field of ophthalmology are covered inside this unique text. Identification of these issues is the first step to avoiding the massive expense that may be incurred when a physician or provider is forced to defend his or her conduct.Compliance Issues in Ophthalmology is the first text to present these issues in a understandable format, clarifying to practitioners the often "cloudy" issues surrounding proper business conduct.