A Physician Is Undergoing Professional Peer Review Related to an Incident

question 6

Multiple Choice

A physician is undergoing professional peer review related to an incident of fraud in his practice. Which federal law requires that professional peer review action be taken in this case and also limits the damages for the professional review?

• A) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
• B) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• C) Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank Act
• D) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
• E) Health Care Quality Improvement Act

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