The federal Anti-Kickback Statute is a criminal statute. The fact that someone exactly like you hasn’t (yet) gone to jail for violating it shouldn’t provide any comfort.
Tag: AKS
Office Sharing: Turning Share Mates Into Cellmates – Medical Group Minute
Office-based specialists, from ENTs to urologists, often enter into suite sharing arrangements. No problem! That is, until they make it one. Watch as Mark delves into the unintended consequences of improperly structured office-sharing arrangements.
Risky Behavior And Healthcare Businesses – Podcast
When we think of risky behavior, we usually think of personal acts.
Physician is 10th Person Found Guilty in Kickback Scheme
Green scrubs might be the new orange. And no matter the trendy branding on Netflix, orange isn’t the new black. The first week of March 2016 brought the 10th conviction for federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) violations in connection with the now-closed Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Venkateswara Kuchipudi, an internist, was found guilty of receiving…
Provision of Staff, Payment of Expenses Leads to Federal Anti-Kickback Statute Violation
The federal Anti-Kickback Statute (the “AKS”) makes it a crime to pay remuneration to induce a referral of a federal health care program patient. Many mistakenly believe that the AKS focuses only on cash remuneration, as in “here’s $100 for the case.” They believe that it’s somehow okay for a referral-receiving physician or group to…
Risky Behavior and Healthcare Businesses
Risky behavior impacts medical groups and healthcare businesses, too. Sometimes this is a result of the personal acts or omissions of an employee, as in medical malpractice.
Pills, Capsules, and Kickbacks: Drug Manufacturer Pays $125 Million. Execs and Docs Headed to Jail – Podcast
I know. In light of tons of illegal profits, complying with the federal anti-kickback law (“AKS”) is a hard sell.
Kickback Disguise Schemes: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave – Medical Group Minute
“Psst! Send me some referrals. I can’t pay you directly, so I’ll pay your spouse.”
Why Your Practice Should Flow Like Water – Medical Group Minute
Driving through California’s Central Valley you see, and sometimes cross over, the aqueducts bringing water to the farmland.
Pills, Capsules, and Kickbacks: Drug Manufacturer Pays $125 Million. Execs and Docs Headed to Jail
I know. In light of tons of illegal profits, complying with the federal anti-kickback law (“AKS”) is a hard sell. But, it’s easier than a prison cell. And better than paying a $125 million fine.