A solid fraud, waste, and abuse compliance program protects your practice. Here’s how to evaluate yours and strengthen it where it counts.
Before entering into a business arrangement involving physician referrals, ensure it complies with the Stark Law. Understanding its core requirements can help you avoid costly violations.
Are you a physician who owns an independent freestanding emergency department (IFED) and served Medicare patients during the COVID-19 pandemic? If so, you may be shielded from sanctions for possible Stark Law violations.
Fighting healthcare fraud, waste and abuse is a government priority. To avoid trouble, every medical practice needs to understand the
Selling Groupons for healthcare services could implicate several laws. We explore a few of the relevant ones.
To many laboratory owners, paying COVID-19 testing sites based on the number of specimens sounds like smart business. Unfortunately, the practice can run afoul of several laws — with potential penalties for both parties.
How do you comply with both state and federal laws governing kickbacks and self-referrals when those laws don’t align? We summarize some of the state laws and discuss how to navigate the differences with federal law.
Referral fees may sound like a smart strategy to get more physical therapy clients, but the federal government constrains such activities. Learn why exchanging money or gifts for referrals can be problematic.
OIG has released guidance on how it will evaluate certain arrangements between healthcare providers under the Anti-Kickback Statute. But note: OIG has not issued a blanket waiver of the law.
Given the heightened need for coordination among healthcare providers to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, HHS issued blanket waivers of the Stark Law. How will this impact your business arrangements during the COVID-19 outbreak?
