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tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 42
COMPLIANCE: Avoid Holiday Gift-Giving Trouble With 7 Steps
You can't ignore the rest of the year. The holidays can present one of the biggest compliance hazards to your practice, thanks to gift-giving for physician referral sources. Gift-giving "is an intersection where the very rigid nature of the Stark Law collides head-on with common American business practices," warns attorney Robert Ramsey III with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney in Pittsburgh. Non-healthcare businesses have given gifts to their business acquaintances for years, Ramsey says. "However, in the healthcare arena, such gifts can run afoul of the law depending on the circumstances." Consult the Stark law when deciding on...
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