the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has issued its final report to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Congress on Medicare reimbursement for the training of residents in non-hospital settings such as clinics, physician offices, and nursing homes. The report also analyzed current compliance with Medicare requirements and the extent to which supervisory physicians in non-hospital settings volunteer their time to train residents.
The report entitled, "Alternative Medicare Payment Methodologies for the Costs of Training Medical Residents in Nonhospital Settings," was mandated as part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization
Act of 2003.
For a copy of the OIG report, please go to http://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/20401012.pdf