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Closing Stark Loopholes

New Proposed CMS Rules Foreshadow Big Changes Ahead: Are You Prepared?

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Enforcement is up, and new regulations are coming.

So says CMS in light of its new proposed rules (issued July 2, 2007) affecting Physician Self-Referral activities. While these proposed revisions are not the long-awaited Stark III regulations, they nevertheless reveal growing CMS concerns and foreshadow major changes in the next round of Stark changes, which are imminent.

In its own words, CMS is proposing to modify a number of physician self-referral provisions to close loopholes that have made the Medicare program vulnerable to abuse.

Even if CMS adopts only some of the newly proposed rules, many of todays common physician business practices will be prohibited or restricted. Under some of the proposed rules, you may even be forced to modify and entirely unwind certain existing transactions.

Are you ready for these potential changes? Do you know what specific practices CMS has targeted in the proposed rules? Join the editors of Nightingales Healthcare News and three of the nations top healthcare compliance experts for answers at this timely and convenient Audio CD (recorded late July 2007).

You'll examine the impact of proposed CMS changes, including
· Prohibited mark-ups on purchased technical and professional services
· Further restrictions on in-office ancillary services
· Limitations on per-click payments in space and equipment leases
· Elimination of percentage-based leases or management fees with referral sources
· Expansion of covered entities CMS is proposing to revise the all-important definition of a covered DHS entity under Stark
· Stand in the Shoes rule, where CMS wants to collapse the concept of indirect financial relationships
· And other miscellaneous but important sub-sections relating to Stark Law issues

Speaker(s):

	Chairman: Norton L. Travis Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C.
Norton L. Travis is a founding member of the healthcare law firm, Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C. Since 1980, his practice has been devoted solely to representing health care clients, and has focused primarily on transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and related corporate matters. As Chair of the firms Business Practice Group, Mr. Travis represents both regional and national companies active in diagnostic testing, managed care and other areas. He has also assisted many hospitals in joint ventures with outside businesses to maximize third-party revenue opportunities, while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulatory and tax exemption requirements. His role includes providing assistance on day-to-day operations and business strategies that support his clients growth and development. Mr. Travis also provides counsel on regulatory compliance (e.g., state and federal fraud and abuse, anti-kickback and self-referral laws), antitrust, and third-party reimbursement, as well as other key issues affecting health care businesses. Mr. Travis is listed in the 2006 and 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America under the specialty of Health Care Law as well as being recognized by the Chambers USA Guide.
	Hayden S. Wool Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C.
Hayden S. Wool is a partner at Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C., where his practice includes the structuring of hospital-physician relationships, physician group relationships, review of the structure of business transactions, and issues regarding proper reimbursement for healthcare activities. He has particular expertise in the application of federal and state laws governing self-referral (Stark Law), anti-kickback, fee-splitting, and professional misconduct.
	Steven J. Chananie Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C.
Steven J. Chananie is a partner at Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C., and the head of the firms Compliance and White Collar Defense Practice Group. In his practice, he represents many health care providers, helping them to set up comprehensive compliance programs and advising them on regulatory and fraud and abuse issues. His clients include hospitals, faculty practice plans, laboratories (both independent and hospital-based), physician practices, nursing homes, and home health agencies.

Closing Stark Loopholes


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