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Physicians at Teaching Hospitals Initiative (PATH)

Listed below are links to various articles and documents surrounding the Office of the Inspector General's (OIG's) Physicians at Teaching Hospitals (PATH) audit initiative for our members who are undergoing or anticipating PATH audits.

• Background Paper; Physicians at Teaching Hospitals (P.A.T.H.) Initiative, developed jointly by the AAMC and the AMA
  (October 20, 1997

• Letter to June Gibbs Brown, Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services
  (July 16, 1997)

• Letter from Jordan Cohen, President, AAMC, to Harriet S. Rabb
  (July 15, 1997)

• Letter from Harriet S. Rabb, Office of the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services
  (July 11, 1997)

Advocacy Materials

• Responses to commonly asked questions surrounding the PATH Audits
  (March 3, 1997)

Other Documents Available

• Timeline Comparing PATH Audits with Development of HCFA Policy
  (PDF, 2 pages - 147KB)

• Summary of PATH Audits