decisionhealth Newsletters, Answer Books - 2009 Issue 3 (March)
Malpractice Insurance Subsidies / Hospital May Subsidize Malpractice Insurance to Keep Specialists in the Area
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Article Overview
This piece reviews an Office of Inspector General advisory opinion concerning a hospital’s plan to help keep neurosurgeons in the community by assisting with malpractice insurance costs. It is relevant to compliance staff, hospital administrators, physician practice managers, and healthcare attorneys who need a general understanding of how the arrangement was evaluated in relation to federal fraud-and-abuse concerns and temporary workforce retention needs.
Why This Topic Matters
Hospitals and physician groups may encounter workforce shortages and coverage disruptions that raise compliance questions. This article explains the kind of arrangement the OIG reviewed and the broad compliance context surrounding it, making it useful for assessing risk and understanding the type of guidance issued in advisory opinions.
What You Will Learn
- The compliance context for a hospital-sponsored malpractice insurance subsidy arrangement.
- How an OIG advisory opinion addresses physician retention concerns in a shortage area.
- The general fraud-and-abuse framework implicated by the arrangement.
- The kinds of operational obligations associated with the subsidy arrangement.
Who Should Read This
- Compliance officers
- Hospital administrators
- Physician practice managers
- Healthcare attorneys
- Revenue cycle and coding professionals with compliance responsibilities
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