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Don’t Forget Patient, Non-Doc Gifts In Your Compliance Efforts

Monday, November 30, 2009

Use the anti-kickback statute to guide you. When it’s time to spread holiday cheer, many providers like to include patients or other nonphysician referral sources in their gift-giving. But you’d better be careful, or you could end up…

Health Care Referrals: Avoid Holiday Gift-Giving Landmines With These 7 Steps

Monday, November 23, 2009

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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…

What Are the Compliance Guidelines for New Patient Freebies?

Monday, September 28, 2009

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Question: What kind of gift can a provider give new patients? Can the provider advertise an iPod for every new braces patient, for example? Answer: If the patient is not a Medicare or Medicaid beneficiary, you don’t…

5 FAQs: What Stark Says About Gifts to Referring Physicians

Monday, September 21, 2009

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Can we multiply the limit for a multi-physician practice? What about front office staff? Attorney Wayne Miller answers these questions and more. “We have lots of questions about Stark, anti-kickback and gifts to referring physicians,” wrote in an HC Compliance Essentials…

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