Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
Physician Bonus Payments Cost Provider Millions
Published on Fri Feb 16, 2024
A recent settlement with the OIG serves as a reminder to be careful how you structure compensation to referring physicians.
After it self-disclosed conduct to the HHS Office of Inspector General, Advocare LLC in New Jersey agreed to pay $2.2 million for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law, the OIG reports on its CMP webpage.
“OIG alleged that Advocare paid remuneration to a non-member physician in the form of bonus payments that corresponded to certain outpatient drugs and durable medical equipment ordered by that non-member physician that were outside the scope of his employment,” the watchdog agency details.
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