Under the regulations a group practice must consist of a single legal entity operating primarily for the purpose of being a physician group practice.
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Take a seat, relax, and learn why the updated STARK regs might affect your compensation.
Under the regulations a group practice must consist of a single legal entity operating primarily for the purpose of being a physician group practice.
Under the regulations a group practice must consist of a single legal entity operating primarily for the purpose of being a physician group practice.
Does More Financial Pressure on Hospitals Signal the Return of Questionable Medical Directorships?
It’s not quite when Harry Met Sally. As you certainly know, there’s been a flood of investor money, notably private equity money, it into many medical specialties over the last decade. Depending on what specialty you’re in, private equity investment is just beginning to ramp up. For example, I’m seeing an uptick in deals in […]
In the Wild West days of the 1980s and 90s, it wasn’t uncommon to see as many medical directors receiving stipends from a hospital as there are aspirins in a Costco-size bottle.
In the Wild West days of the 1980s and 90s, it wasn’t uncommon to see as many medical directors receiving stipends from a hospital as there are aspirins in a Costco-size bottle.
Today, and tomorrow, as more and more surgical procedures leave the hospital setting for ASCs and other outpatient facilities, query whether hospital administrators will revisit medical directorships with renewed fervor as they seek ties that bind.
Once again, this case demonstrates that simple, facial reliance on safe harbors under the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark do not guaranty safety for either hospitals or their physician employees and subcontractors.
