Four surgeons practicing together, ophthalmologists, for example, plan to build their own ASC. It goes without saying that they would think that distributions from their ASC must be in proportion to ownership interests. But that’s not necessarily true.
The DOJ kicked back when it secured a conviction against compounding pharmacy executive Sam Glover for a six-year drug alteration and misbranding conspiracy involving free flowing prescription forms and, well, racehorses.
The settlement resolved civil claims against Gilead. The deal did not include any resolution of potential criminal liability. Will the feds pursue Gilead criminally?
From insurance commissioner to healthcare fraudster to federal prison inmate.
Buying a healthcare business, from a medical practice to a medicine manufacturer, is a lot like buying a house—you hope for the best, but sometimes, there’s wood rot hiding under that fresh paint.
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.
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?
With physician shortages in many specialties opening up lucrative opportunities for locums work, temporary staffing is undergoing a boom.
Ride along with Mark while he discusses a recent AKS statute settlement that proves that free isn’t always free.
With physician shortages in many specialties opening up lucrative opportunities for locums work, temporary staffing is undergoing a boom.