The allegations surrounding Ultragenyx demonstrate the AKS issues within arrangements that, to many, are difficult to envision as being referrals.
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If you’re a medical group leader, you must view your practice as consisting of several independent, yet coordinated, units, each of which requires a separate focus.
Imagine that your only menu choice, anywhere, is a Happy Meal.
Ask yourself this: How many people should actually report directly to your organization’s chief executive officer?
It’s often bemoaned that industry leaders suffer from being in an echo chamber.
What’s most important for you is to first decide what it is, on a business level, that you’re trying to achieve.
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?
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.
If you’re a medical group leader, you must view your practice as consisting of several independent, yet coordinated, units, each of which requires a separate focus.
If you’re a medical group leader, you must view your practice as consisting of several independent, yet coordinated, units, each of which requires a separate focus.