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OIG ?'s Co-Management Arrangement for Cardiac Cath Labs

On January 7, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) posted a favorable advisory opinion concerning an existing co-management arrangement (“Arrangement”) between a large, rural,...more

OIG Permits Gainsharing under Co-management Agreement

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

OIG Approves Co-Management Arrangement

Hospitals across the country have been actively seeking to align physician interests with the interests of the hospital, in order to provide high quality patient care in a more coordinated and efficient manner. Many hospitals...more

OIG Issues Advisory Opinion On Co-Management Incentive Compensation Arrangement

On January 7, 2012, the OIG posted Advisory Opinion No. 12-22 to address a co-management arrangement between a hospital and physicians that is designed to align incentives by offering compensation based on quality, service,...more