tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 45

COMPLIANCE: OIG: Part-Time Docs Can Perform Services at Clinic -- If They're 'Bona Fide Employees'

Know where arrangement could cross the line before you participate.Your physicians may be fielding requests from outside entities to perform services at their locations -- but before you say "yes," make sure you know what the OIG may be scrutinizing.On Dec. 15, the OIG issued its latest advisory opinion, which strove to decipher when an arrangement with an outside physician becomes a problem.At issue: A non-profit corporation proposed hiring two part-time physicians to perform endoscopies at its location. Both physicians operate their own private practices, where they would continue to work in addition to their...

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