Anti-Kickback Statute / STARK Compliance
EMTALA Implications In The Air With On-Call Ruling:In the first advisory opinion on the issue of paying for on-call, the Office of Inspector General has agreed not to prosecute a hospital that is paying for on-call services.
Iowa Methodist Hospital Settles Fraud Claim:Feb 13, 2006 An Iowa lawsuit alleging that Iowa Methodist Hospital pressured physicians to use specific pacemakers in order to get rebates from the manufacturer has been settled according to reports published in the Des Moines Register. The amount of the settlement was not disclosed.
