There are many factors that make your practice an attractive candidate for private equity investment, but that’s not what this post focuses on.
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Remind yourself that the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) prohibits offering, paying, soliciting, or receiving remuneration to induce referrals of items or services covered by Medicare, TRICARE, and other federally funded programs.
Compounded drugs are valid treatment. Prescribing them is legal. However, accepting (or paying) kickbacks to prescribe them is a crime.
Compounded drugs are valid treatment. Prescribing them is legal. However, accepting (or paying) kickbacks to prescribe them is a crime.
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It’s the middle ground between light and shadow, between medical science and stupidity, and it lies between the pit of man's desires and the summit of his bank account. This is the dimension of disintegration. It’s an area which we call the Indictment Zone.
In a recent set of go-rounds with the Department of Justice, the so-called company model of anesthesia services took a major hit: Jonathan Daitch, M.D., just agreed to a $1.718 million civil settlement and Michael Frey, M.D., plead guilty in a criminal prosecution.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation’s most recent quarterly report indicates that it's reached an agreement in principle with the United States Department of Justice to settle a whistleblower suit.
Telemedicine is the future.
Ah, hindsight. It's always 20/20.
It’s not quite when Harry Met Sally.
