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OIG Anti-Kickback Opinion Examines Physician Ownership of Medical Device Manufacturer and Referrals

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The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) in the Department of Health and Human Services has longstanding concerns regarding physician-owned entities that derive revenue from selling items ordered by their physician owners for...more

Holland & Knight LLP

OIG OKs Physician Ownership of Medical Device Company

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an Advisory Opinion on April 20, 2022, regarding physician ownership in a medical device company. The Advisory Opinion is significant...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Department of Justice Files First False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Physician-Owned Distributorship

On Sept. 8, 2014, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a 98-page civil complaint alleging that investment returns, paid to a Michigan spinal surgeon and other physicians by a spinal implant company partially...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

PODs Continue To Attract Scrutiny From OIG And Congress

In the wake of a recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General ("OIG") investigation, physicians with ownership interests in medical device distributorships and hospitals should prepare for...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

OIG Special Fraud Alert Labels Physician-Owned Distributorships (PODs) as “Inherently Suspect”

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (the “OIG”) issued a Special Fraud Alert (“Alert”) on March 26, underscoring its heightened focus on fraud and abuse risks posed by physician-owned...more

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OIG Issues Special Fraud Alert for Physician-Owned Entities

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a Special Fraud Alert expressing concern that physician-owned entities "that derive revenue from selling, or arranging for the...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Health Care Reform Update -- April 2, 2013

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA); Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups Scheduled. ...more

Morgan Lewis

Hospitals and Doctors Beware: OIG Issues Special Fraud Alert on Physician-Owned Entities

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Alert notes attributes and practices that produce substantial fraud and abuse risk. On March 26, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its "Special Fraud...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

OIG Places Fraud and Abuse Spotlight on Physician-Owned Entities

Physician-owned distributorships continue to attract federal scrutiny. A new OIG Alert highlights health care transactions that make these distributorships vulnerable to enforcement activity. ...more

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