HC Compliance Essentials

5 FAQs: What Stark Says About Gifts to Referring Physicians

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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Diagnostic Imaging & Stark: The Latest on the IOASE

Regulators & legislators are looking to narrow the In-Office Ancillary Services Exception. Our experts weigh in on their chances for success. So far, physicians have been able to refer Medicare and Medicaid patients for diagnostic imaging services…

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Physician Compliance: Stark Made Simple?

If your gut reaction to this headline is to say NO WAY, the American Gastroenterological Association may have you eating your words. I didn’t believe they could do it myself, at first, but I’m pretty impressed by this up-to-date, plain…

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How Do I Calculate Fair Market Value for Stark?

Question: I work for a health care provider that owns the office building. The owners want to rent a bit of empty office space in the building to another provider. Since referrals between the two are possible, we want to…

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Cool Tool: State Self-Referral Law Comparison Chart

Worry dolls. Source: Wikipedia photographer 'Leena.' We all have the big, sprawling Stark physician self-referral law to worry about, but what about all those ‘mini Starks’ or state self-referral laws? Luckily, there’s…

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McAllen, TX: Do Stark Loopholes Cause Overutilization?

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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Does Our Hospice Outreach & Marketing Violate Anti-Kickback?

Question: Our health system has hospice, and the marketing and sales folks reach out to referral sources like home health agencies and nursing homes. How do we know when these outreach efforts cross the compliance line? Answer: Stepping up to…

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