Although no one is going to do time as a result of thinking that wet sidewalks cause rain, in the case of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, confusion over correlation can put you in jail.
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Why Reverse Kickbacks Can Send You Back Up the River
Cars go in reverse. So do ceiling fans and electric drills. But did you know that kickbacks go in reverse, too, and that there’s no safe harbor for that?
Free isn’t Free When It Costs Close to $10 Million in AKS Settlements – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark while he discusses a recent AKS statute settlement that proves that free isn’t always free.
Compounding the Kickback Problem – Medical Group Minute
Compounding pharmaceuticals, specific drugs for specific patients, offers tremendous benefit. The problems arise when the benefit is for the prescribing physician.
OIG Permits Deferred Payment Physician Partner Buyout – Podcast
Even though many physicians and facility administrators don’t realize it, a revolving door can be a useful analogy for anti-kickback analysis. Or, I suppose, just for kickbacks.
OIG Permits Deferred Payment Physician Partner Buyout – Medical Group Minute
Even though many physicians and facility administrators don’t realize it, a revolving door can be a useful analogy for anti-kickback analysis. Or, I suppose, just for kickbacks.
Physician Behind Bars for Referrals: Kickbacks, Bribes, and Mail Fraud – Podcast
Every new, and every existing, financial relationship with anyone or any entity with which physicians and other healthcare providers do business must be vetted or re-vetted in light of today’s enforcement reality.
Pharmacy President Sentenced For Pill and Pain Cream Scam. Will Physicians Become Cellmates?
In cases such as these the usual process is for prosecutors to follow the web of the alleged conspiracy.
Did Ultragenyx Confuse Its Drug Crysvita With Kris Kringle? Drug Maker Settles Alleged Kickback Allegations
The allegations surrounding Ultragenyx demonstrate the AKS issues within arrangements that, to many, are difficult to envision as being referrals.
OIG Permits Deferred Payment Physician Partner Buyout
Even though many physicians and facility administrators don’t realize it, a revolving door can be a useful analogy for anti-kickback analysis. Or, I suppose, just for kickbacks.