Tuesday, March 13, 2012
A Kansas court, in what appears to be the first reported opinion on the issue, recently determined that the “Stark law” would not bar the claim of a physician for unjust enrichment for services performed for a hospital and for which he was not compensated. Judge Richard D. Rogers of the United States District Court for […]
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Department of Justice recently reported settlements of alleged violations of the physician self-referral law, or “Stark” law. CMS recently reported four settlements that resulted from voluntary self-disclosures of potential Stark law violations underthe Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol, which is a process established pursuant to the Patient Protection […]
Monday, March 12, 2012
According to a recent alert from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), physicians should be cautious when executing a CMS-855R application to reassign their right to bill the Medicare program and receive Medicare payments. If physicians fail to exercise appropriate caution, they may be liable for false claims submitted by […]