The next time a hospital tells you that they’ve checked the deal with their lawyers and that it’s okay, don’t take their word for it.
Tag: fraud
Why You Must Kill the Notion of a “Compliance Plan”
You might not think that you are your brother’s keeper, but in the context of a medical group in which you’re an owner, you certainly are. I’m talking in terms of liability for billing errors.
False Claims Act Settlement – Another Lesson for Physicians
The Stark Law makes it illegal for a hospital to bill Medicare for certain services referred by physicians with whom the hospital has a financial relationship unless the arrangement falls within one of the law’s specific exceptions.
OIG Issues Fraud Alert on Physician Compensation
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 are familiar with the safe harbors, the exceptions, for physician employment agreements and for personal services contracts. But many mistakenly believe that simply following the “recipe” set out in those safe…
Grand Theft Auto – Podcast
When I was 14, my friend Steve and I were stopped by the police for breaking into a car.
Grand Theft Auto – Medical Group Minute
When I was 14, my friend Steve and I were stopped by the police for breaking into a car.
Office Sharing: Turning Share Mates Into Cell Mates
All you wanted to do was to share office space, not cell space. Plan accordingly, the devil is in the details.
I Want to Become a Partner – Podcast
Lawyers hear this all the time from newer members of their firm. Doctors, too, hear it from junior members of their medical group.
I Want to Become a Partner – Medical Group Minute
Lawyers hear this all the time from newer members of their firm. Doctors, too, hear it from junior members of their medical group.
Hospital Pays $8.5 Million False Claims Act Settlement in Illegal Joint Venture
Joint ventures between entities or individuals in the position to refer and the entities or individuals which receive those referrals are often disguised kickback arrangements.