Physician Compensation After Changes to the Stark Law and Antikickback Statute Regulations
FMV, Commercial Reasonableness, and Volume or Value Standards
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will guide healthcare counsel and compliance officers through the changes to the Stark and Anti-Kickback Statute regulations and the implications for physician compensation. The panel will discuss how the changes may impact the structure and evaluation of compensation for healthcare providers and others in the healthcare industry.
Outline
- Overview of the current state of legal requirements for physician compensation arrangements, including new and revised Stark Law exceptions and Anti-Kickback Statute safe harbors
- Commercial reasonableness and FMV under the Final Rules
- The rule for not taking into account volume or value of referrals under the Stark Law Final Rule
Benefits
The panel will review these and other vital issues:
- Stark Law changes relating to physician compensation
- Steps healthcare advisers can take to ensure regulatory compliance when evaluating physician compensation
- Impact of the changes on healthcare providers and others in the healthcare industry
- New bright-line guidance on Stark's "Big 3" requirements of fair market value, commercial reasonableness, and the prohibition on "taking into account" the volume or value of a physician's referrals
Faculty
Andrea M. Ferrari, JD, MPH
Former Partner
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Ms. Ferrari focuses on physician payments related to hospital-physician alignment and efficiency improvement... | Read More
Ms. Ferrari focuses on physician payments related to hospital-physician alignment and efficiency improvement strategies, valuation of services provided by physician-hospital organizations, payments for services provided in connection with clinical research/clinical trial agreements, payments for physician supervision of midlevel practitioners, and health practitioner recruitment and support arrangements. She has provided counsel and representation to various types of clients in the healthcare industry, including hospitals, physicians and physician groups, and pharmaceutical and medical device vendors, distributors, and manufacturers. She works with clients in all 50 states.
Joseph N. Wolfe
Attorney
Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman
Mr. Wolfe provides advice and counsel to many of the nation's largest health systems, hospitals and medical groups... | Read More
Mr. Wolfe provides advice and counsel to many of the nation's largest health systems, hospitals and medical groups on a variety of health care issues. He regularly counsels clients on a national basis regarding compliance-focused physician compensation strategies. Mr. Wolfe is a frequent speaker on issues related to the physician self-referral statute (Stark Law), hospital-physician transactions, physician compensation and health care fair market value issues. Before attending law school at the University of Wisconsin, he served as a combat engineer in the United States Army.
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