Walking the auditor's gangplank: IG investigates overbilling at teaching hospitals

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Medical schools are upset about the Health and Human Services' (HHS) PATH audits, which are being conducted to check for health care fraud. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) believes that the HHS' guidelines are too ambiguous and that what they may find at teaching colleges may be plain errors rather than fraud. The association may take the HHS to court over the issue, but recommends that teaching hospitals design their own compliance programs. The audits may result in billions of dollars in penalties at US medical schools.

Graduate & Professional Schools, Accounting and auditing, Powers and duties, United States. Department of Health and Human Services

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Minority med school admissions drop

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National Medical Assn Pres Randall C. Morgan, Jr. said that court decisions and changes to college admissions policies that struck down affirmative action in California and Texas are responsible for the decline in minority enrollment in medical colleges. Morgan, whose organization represents African American physicians, termed the development an 'extreme emergency.' The Assn of American Medical Colleges reports that the number of minority applicants to medical colleges decreased in 1997 and also forecasts a decline in acceptances.

First Professional Degrees, Laws, regulations and rules, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Affirmative action, College admissions, Academic degrees, Medical school admissions, Minority students, Medical college applicants, Medical school applicants

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Grants encourage med schools to add spiritual training

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The John Templeton Foundation has given grants amounting to $10,000 each to five different medical schools. The grants will enable the schools to offer teachings in spirituality and religion in conjunction with medicine. The National Institute for Healthcare Research has found that patients recover better if they have a link to their spiritual side. Johns Hopkins University, Albert Einstein College and Yeshiva University are among the schools.

Colleges & Universities, Finance, Universities and colleges

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