decisionhealth Newsletters, Answer Books - 2009 Issue 3 (March)
Anti-Kickback Advisory Opinion Summaries / 2000 OIG Advisory Opinions / Opinion 00-03 - Hospital May Offer Some Free Services
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Article Overview
This article summarizes an OIG advisory opinion from 2000 involving a hospice and proposed free assistance for terminally ill patients in homes and nursing facilities. It is relevant to compliance, hospice administration, and healthcare fraud-and-abuse review because it outlines the agency's concerns and the factors discussed in evaluating the arrangement under the Anti-Kickback Statute.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers understand how OIG analyzed a hospice benefit arrangement that could implicate referrals, patient inducement, and support services for vulnerable patients.
What You Will Learn
- The general compliance issue addressed in the advisory opinion
- Why OIG reviewed the hospice arrangement under Anti-Kickback concerns
- The broad categories of services and patient settings involved
- The types of factors OIG considered in assessing the proposal
Who Should Read This
- Compliance officers
- Hospice administrators
- Healthcare attorneys
- Revenue cycle and fraud-and-abuse professionals
- Medical coding and compliance researchers
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