tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 31

Compliance: OIG Puts Brakes on Leasing Space to Other Physicians

Be mindful of anti-kickback rules when leasing spaceYou own a cancer center where your patients can get their radiation and chemotherapy in one central location, so why not lease space to a urology group so the patients can easily stop by and accomplish their follow-up visits?Not so fast, says the OIG in an Aug. 26 advisory opinion.The facts: According to the OIG report, a freestanding cancer clinic offers many services, including intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), which is common in treating prostate cancer. Some urologists refer their patients to the cancer facility for their IMRT treatments.Therefore, the...

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