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Mar 20
Is There Really an Industry Standard for Calculating On-Call Compensation?
In February 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) joined a second whistleblower complaint against a former executive at...
Dec 22, 2021
Paying Physicians for Attending Meetings
Paying physicians for meeting attendance is fairly common; however, it involves a significant amount of regulatory risk. BFMV provides...
Mar 24, 2021
Physician's Lawsuit Focuses on Post Acquisition Compensation
Among the slew of operational decisions involved in medical practice transactions, human resource matters call for careful consideration....
Oct 16, 2020
Merit Medical Whistleblower Settlement
Shortly after a 2016 qui tam lawsuit was made public in June 2020, Utah based Merit Medical Systems, Inc. announced it will pay $18...
Mar 7, 2019
Dear CMS: Fair Market Value Doesn’t Fit in a Box
Earlier this week, Modern Healthcare reported on comments made by Seema Verma at the Federation of American Hospitals' policy conference...
Mar 15, 2018
Hospital and Cardiology Group Settle Allegations of Improper Medical Director Payments
On March 7, 2018, the Department of Justice announced that a hospital and a physician group will pay $20.75 million to settle allegations...
Jan 22, 2018
Physician-Hospital Marketing Agreements: Don’t Let Billboards and Brochures Land You in Hot Water
In two recent cases, hospitals that provided marketing services to physicians for less than fair market value faced allegations they had...
