Ride along with Mark as he discusses the more than 420% financial return to the government that’s fueling healthcare compliance investigations . . . and convictions.
Tag: kickback
Don’t Sleepwalk Into An Anti-Kickback Statue Violation
Even though the AKS has been in existence since the early 1970’s, many subject to it appear to be prone to violate it.
Free Services (Like Medical Directorships) Are Slippery Slide to Compliance Hell – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark as he discusses how competing via providing free services, such as uncompensated medical directorships, or giving into a facility’s demand for free services, is a violation of the federal anti-kickback statute.
FMV Is No More Anti-Kickback Compliance Than Ground Pepper Is Pot Roast – Podcast
Structuring a payment or a transaction such that the deal is at fair market value is not the be-all and end-all of AKS compliance.
“But Everyone’s Doing It!!” Not a Great Defense to Compliance Violations – Podcast
The speed limit’s 70 mph. I’m not going to tell you how fast I’m going, but I’m going with the flow of traffic, which is traveling at a lot more than the speed limit. Would a defense of, “but everyone is speeding” actually work?
OIG Releases Special Fraud Alert on Telemedicine Arrangements
With lots of money at play, it’s not hard to see why the government is motivated to investigate and prosecute in order to obtain huge fines and the benefit of the forfeiture millions of dollars.
What You Need to Know About a Healthcare CEO Headed to Prison in Order to Avoid the Same Fate. – Medical Group Minute
To paraphrase William Shakespeare, a rose by any other name might just be fraud.
Lab Made Kickbacks? Allegations Lead to 10 Indictments. How Not to be Number 11. – Medical Group Minute
Lab made meat. Lab made leather. Both appeared in the news this week.
Yet Another Physician Guilty of Receiving Insys/Subsys Kickbacks
In general terms, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) prohibits the offer, demand, payment, and acceptance of remuneration—that is, of anything of value—for referrals.
What You Need to Know About a Healthcare CEO Headed to Prison in Order to Avoid the Same Fate. – Podcast
To paraphrase William Shakespeare, a rose by any other name might just be fraud.