In its 2009 Work Plan, the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced that it will be initiating investigations into the provision of polysomnography related services as part of its activities to root out fraud and abuse in the Medicare program. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is hosting an interactive webinar that provides information on this and related OIG activity and provides a roadmap for the development of compliance programs.

Join Bruce Blehart, JD, for Medicare Fraud and Abuse: Polysomnography and the OIG on Monday, November 10, 2008, at 12:00 p.m. CT. Click here to register and for more information on this webinar.  

Mr. Blehart directs the AASM health policy and government relations activities. He has a long history as an advocate for the profession, including work with the American Medical Association where he developed a legal publication on federal fraud enforcement. He has spoken before numerous physician and other groups on this topic as well as other legislative and regulatory issues.