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Compliance:

Don't Trip Over Financial Incentives and Relationships

Published on Tue Aug 02, 2016

Note: Kickbacks could be more damaging than self-referrals. Enhanced data analytics allowed the HHS Office of Inspector General to zero in on fraudsters and other healthcare wrongdoers in a recent crackdown. Lesson learned: If you don’t know the difference between a kickback and a self-referral you could find yourself on the OIG’s radar. Kickback Refresher With the possibility of both [...]
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