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tci Part B Insider - 2016 Issue 25
Compliance: Confused About On-Call Coverage Arrangements?
Get the facts before you enter into an on-call payment agreement.
Year in and year out, on-call coverage finds its way into the OIG’s Semi-Annual Reports as a major player in the Medicare fraud game. As the demand for physicians available for hospital call coverage rises, there’s never been a better time to get a grip on the basics of on-call coverage arrangements.
Background. With a plethora of OIG Advisory Opinions on the subject, an abundance of advice exists to help avoid the primary risks of setting up compensation for on-call coverage. Chief among those are references...
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