Posts tagged CMP
HHS Proposes New Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute and The Stark Law
HHS Proposes New Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute and The Stark Law

In a pair of proposed rules released by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the DHHS is looking to increase the utilization of value-based arrangements to drive health outcomes and ease the regulatory burdens associated with patient care coordination.  The proposed rules seek to change or add certain safe harbors or exceptions to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), Physician Self-Referral prohibition (Stark Law), and the Civil Monetary Penalties (CMP) laws. 

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CMS Programs, Healthcare Reform, RegulationsTommy MillerHHS, Stark Law, CMP, OIG, dhhs, CMS, Anti-Kickback, proposed rule, Safe Harbor, AKS Safe Harbor
Five New Safe Harbors to the Fraud and Abuse Statutes: What do they mean for healthcare providers?
Five New Safe Harbors to the Fraud and Abuse Statutes: What do they mean for healthcare providers?

Five new safe harbors have been added to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) in the final rule, issued on December 17, 2016 by the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG). In addition, existing safe harbors have been revised to grant further protections to providers from criminal prosecution and civil damages. What these changes mean for providers: The trend in healthcare is to move from volume-based care to value-based care. 

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Medical Practice, RegulationsRebecca Gwiltfraud and abuse, safe harbor, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback, AKS, CMP, Civil monetary penalties, OIG