tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 36

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• Despite heightened focus on how to stay compliant with the Stark law, some medical practitioners are still getting nabbed for infractions. On Oct. 5, the OIG entered into a settlement agreement with a California hospital director who paid $64,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the Civil Monetary Penalties Law and the Stark law, which prohibits self-referral. The hospital director, who also served as the compliance officer, allegedly "personally negotiated financial arrangements with physicians and directed improper payments to them," according to an Oct. 5 OIG press release. In addition, the OIG also accused the hospital...

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