Making its most strongly worded statement to date, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert on Physician-Owned Entities on March 26, 2013, calling...more
3/29/2013 - Ambulatory Surgery Centers Anti-Kickback Statute Client Referrals Fraud Healthcare Hospitals Joint Venture Manufacturers Medical Devices OIG Physician-Owned Distributors Physicians
The Final Rule implementing the Physician Payment Sunshine Act was announced on February 1st and published in the Federal Register on February 8th. The Final Rule establishes procedures for drug and device manufacturers to...more
2/15/2013 - Applicable Manufacturers Biologics CMS Common Ownership Continuing Medical Education Covered Products Covered Recipients Dispute Resolution Drug Manufacturers GPOs Immediate Family Members Indirect Payments Medical Devices Medical Research Medical Supplies Ownership Reports Payment Records Physician Payments Physicians Sunshine Act Teaching Hospitals Transfers of Value
In Advisory Opinion 12-22, the OIG permitted a hospital to make payments to a cardiology group as part of a co-management agreement that for all intent and purpose are gainsharing payments. The extent to which this represents...more
1/31/2013 - Co-Management Fee Agreements Gainsharing Hospitals OIG
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