A group of six government-operated fire departments has received a green light from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to enter into a mutual aid agreement to provide backup emergency ambulance services and to bill for...more
8/31/2018
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Ambulance Providers ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Fire Departments ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Remuneration ,
Safe Harbors ,
Waivers
A clinical laboratory has received a green light from CMS to offer pop-up notifications alerting physicians of various potential issues (Laboratory Alerts) through its web-based portal for ordering and reporting results of...more
10/23/2017
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Clinical Laboratory Testing ,
Health Care Providers ,
OIG ,
Physician Compensation Arrangements ,
Physicians ,
Portal ,
Remuneration ,
Risk Alert ,
Self-Referral ,
Stark Law