The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has established a set of guidelines (such as auditing, monitoring, internal controls, sampling, due diligence, and standards of organizational and employee behavior, as found on page 508 of the textbook) that physician practices should follow when creating a compliance plan. State your opinion as to which OIG guideline would be the single most significant aspect of a compliance plan for a small practice. Provide a rationale for your response.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has established a set of guidelines (such as auditing, monitoring, internal controls, sampling, due diligence, and standards of organizational and employee behavior, as found on page 508 of the textbook) that physician practices should follow when creating a compliance plan. State your opinion as to which OIG guideline would be the single most significant aspect of a compliance plan for a small practice. Provide a rationale for your response.