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Physicians Must Exercise Caution when Entering Medical Laboratory Arrangements
The Department of Justice (DOJ) news page features several noteworthy settlements related to individual physicians involved in alleged...
May 5
Looking Back on 2024: Two Litigation Events that Could Significantly Impact Healthcare’s Future
Major events of 2024 delivered heavy helpings of dispute, debate, and contention. Alongside the clashes in politics and culture,...
Nov 26, 2024
$30 Million Settlement Resolves Allegations of AKS Violations
A nearly $30 million joint settlement was announced on May 31, 2023, by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Detroit Medical Center (DMC),...
Jun 15, 2023
$69 Million Settlement over Alleged Violations of False Claims, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Stark Law
A $69 million settlement related to improper financial relationships between physicians and a large health system was announced on March...
Apr 11, 2023
Paying Physicians for Attending Meetings
Paying physicians for meeting attendance is fairly common; however, it involves a significant amount of regulatory risk. BFMV provides...
Dec 22, 2021
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 7, 2019
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...
Jan 22, 2018
