Keyword: Stark Law

Practice Fusion, an electronic health records company now owned by Allscripts, received a grand jury subpoena as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

A company that operates several pain management practices in Virginia agreed to pay approximately $3.3 million to settle civil fraud allegations.

The federal government needs to provide more resources and incentives to help healthcare organizations protect their IT systems and data from cyberattacks.

The CMS administrator defended Hospital Compare and warned hospital leaders not to delay price transparency and interoperability efforts.

Aurora Health Care will pay $12 million to settle allegations of federal kickback and false claims violations, plus more healthcare headlines.

Broward Health has fired general counsel Lynn Barrett, and supporters of the decision say they hope this helps Broward move on from its troubled past.

Anti-kickback statutes stand in the way of growing participation in value-based models, hospitals warn. 

Athenahealth said allowing providers to pay for data transactions would establish “a true functioning market for the exchange of health information."

The OIG said a Medicaid plan could make incentive payments to providers under the existing capitated arrangement.

The Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law are preventing rural providers from recruiting physicians and using new technology.