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Don’t Let Financial Ties to Manufacturers Create Legal Woes
Transparency of prescriber-supplier relationships is increasing. With the new health care reform law in place, the feds will soon be able to take a harder look at financial relationships between physicians and companies that make drugs, biologics, medical devices and…
Continue reading...Would an ALF violate anti-kickback laws by providing activities sessions?
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Question: Would it violate anti-kickback laws if an assisted living facility offers its Medicare residents “activities sessions,” such as games, cards, bowling, etc.? Answer: It might, according to a health care lawyer. “The risk would depend on the intended recipients…
Continue reading...Can an imaging center give a gift certificate to a patient who refers a friend?
Monday, March 1, 2010
24 hour gym Question: Regarding recent posts about physician referrals, is it permissible for an imaging provider to give a gift certificate to a patient who refers a friend? Answer: Maybe, but there are definitely…
Continue reading...J&J PowerPoint Kickback Case Lesson: Keep Those Intentions Clean!
Monday, February 1, 2010
3 precautions every provider should take when presenting finanicials. The feds continue to hassle Johnson & Johnson and Omnicare for their financial relationship, and now they’ve got a PowerPoint presentation to add to their contention that…
Continue reading...Health Care Referrals: Avoid Holiday Gift-Giving Landmines With These 7 Steps
Monday, November 23, 2009
Santa? A whistleblower? Writing this message on a gift card could cause your very own Compliance Nightmare before Christmas. The holidays can present one of the biggest compliance hazards to health care…
Continue reading...Compliance Tip: High Hospital Physician Salaries Can Trigger Anti-Kickback Concerns
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Find out what could put you in jeopardy. If you think hospital physician compensation that exceeds fair market value can only trigger Stark concerns, beware. What is true: The anti-kickback law has a safe harbor for employment relationships that doesn’t…
Continue reading...2 DME Scenarios That Trigger Compliance Problems
Monday, October 12, 2009
‘Supplying’ DME? Make sure your health system understands what ‘freedom of choice’ means. If your hospital holds wheelchair clinics or allows a DME supplier to come to your site and fit patients with prosthetic or orthotic devices…
Continue reading...Can a provider pay patients for referrals?
Monday, October 5, 2009
Question: I know that there are restrictions on gifts that providers who receive Medicare or Medicaid payments can give other doctors for referrals, and they cannot pay them for such referrals. But are providers restricted from paying their…
Continue reading...Medical Device Kickbacks: Surgical Ablation Devices for Atrial Fib
Friday, July 17, 2009
J. Heuser: Atrial fib ECG compared to sinus rhthym Here comes more kickback allegations involving medical device makers. Salespeople who used to work for certain medical device makers allege that their…
Continue reading...McAllen, TX: Do Stark Loopholes Cause Overutilization?
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
A recent New Yorker article on health care utilization patterns in McAllen, TX has become ‘required reading’ for White House policy wonks. President Obama himself has mentioned the article in a couple recent speeches. Why compliance professionals should care: Dr.…
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Monday, May 10, 2010
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