CMS recently issued an Advisory Opinion suggesting that physicians who refer diagnostic tests reimbursable under Medicare to a laboratory may, under certain circumstances, receive electronic pop-up notifications in the laboratory’s web-based portal alerting the physicians to various potential issues related to the test results. In the Advisory Opinion, CMS considered certain alerts which a laboratory
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State’s “More Stringent” Stark Law Restrictions Upheld By Court
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State’s “more stringent” Stark law restrictions upheld by court.…
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CMS Proposes Regulations Clarifying Stark Imaging Disclosure Requirements
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ACA requires that, with respect to referrals for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), and any other Stark designated health services (DHS) specified by the Secretary of HHS, a referring physician must inform the patient in writing at the time of the referral that the patient may obtain the service from a person other than the referring physician.…
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