decisionhealth Newsletters, Answer Books - 2009 Issue 3 (March)
Electronic Health Systems / Differences in the Stark Exceptions
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Article Overview
This article reviews the Stark Law exceptions related to electronic prescribing and electronic health records and highlights the key ways they differ from the corresponding Safe Harbor rules. It is relevant to compliance staff, healthcare administrators, physicians, and coding/billing professionals who need a high-level understanding of physician donation arrangements and related fraud-and-abuse safeguards. The discussion focuses on the structure of the exceptions, the types of entities involved, and the relationship to other federal legal standards.
Why This Topic Matters
Understanding these Stark exception differences helps organizations evaluate technology donation arrangements while maintaining awareness of federal compliance boundaries.
What You Will Learn
- How the Stark exceptions for electronic prescribing and electronic health records are framed
- How the article distinguishes those exceptions from corresponding Safe Harbor provisions
- What general compliance considerations are associated with donated health IT arrangements
- How the article characterizes eligible donating entities and recipient physicians
Who Should Read This
- Compliance professionals
- Healthcare administrators
- Physicians
- Medical billing and coding professionals
- Practice managers
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