tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 5

Physician Note: Four Doctors Nailed for Alleged Kickback Scheme

Plus: Follow these pointers when billing for TENS. Are you referring a vast number of patients to the same rehab facility every time? The OIG may want to talk to you. Nine healthcare professionals, including four physicians and one physician's assistant, were charged last week with conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute after they were accused of accepting cash for referrals to a Michigan-based group of medical clinics, rehab facilities, and home health companies. The owner of the facilities is alleged to have paid the healthcare providers for referring patients for electrodiagnostic testing, physical therapy, and home healthcare services...

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