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The OIG published a Fraud Alert, which warns physicians that they could take on personal risk under the Anti-Kickback Statute for noncompliant compensation arrangements.
These tips can help shape a new physician contracting compliance program or refine an existing program.
Understanding how outliers affect market data and what to do if your contract falls outside market ranges is an important aspect of a physician contracting compliance program.
Call coverage agreements comprise a staggering portion of many hospitals’ physician spending costs. How did we get here and what does the future hold for call coverage compensation?
These tips will help shape a new physician contracting compliance program or refine an existing program.
MD Ranger subscribers are constructing order out of the complex processes of contract organization, negotiation, and approvals by creating a more structured, efficient, and informed system. Physician contracting and documenting FMV doesn’t have to be an expensive headache.
We’ve seen hospital administrators struggle to determine what is appropriate for their organization. The truth is that opportunity cost can be difficult to measure and document.
Understanding and properly applying market data isn’t always straightforward
While making significant changes or implementing new policies requires time and slow approval processes, there are some tactical improvements you can make today.
Finding comprehensive benchmarks and market data can be a challenge because these contracts have many different components, from compensation method to treatment of technical fees to incentives.