Healthcare

In the early 1970s, the federal anti-kickback statute was created to prohibit transactions intended to encourage or reward referrals for products or services reimbursed by federal health care programs.The Anti-Kickback Statute can apply to anyone. A doctor, a dentist, your

The Sunshine Act requires drug and device makers to report any payments or transfers of value they make to US Licensed physicians and teaching hospitals. The Sunshine Act was created because of the inherent risk of conflicts related to the

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, increased healthcare portability and accountability, and the protection of privacy of patients.​

The Physician Self-Referral Law, better known as Stark Law, aims to prevent unethical referrals between healthcare providers. Even though most physicians are highly ethical people, many are not. If your employees violate Stark, the penalties can be frightening. But, what’s