Providers, including marketers, are tempted to give patients and potential patients free items and services. While providers usually have...

Providers, including marketers, are tempted to give patients free items and services. But be careful! These activities may violate laws...

Every one of us has had an issue where our company/agency failed to deliver service as promised. People are not perfect and despite your...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced major changes to requirements for provider enrollment effective on...

I sometimes get the opportunity to work with sales reps or teams that I've worked with in the past. It's always nice seeing familiar...

Like kickbacks and rebates, discussed in Part I of this Primer, the basis for enforcement action in the area of false claims in federal...

There are many types of fraud and abuse in the Medicare/Medicaid and other state and federal health care programs. Two (2) of the most...

Providers must have a steady stream of referrals in order to be viable. By the same token, all patients have the right to choose the...

Discharge planners, case managers, and social workers certainly cannot accept cash payments from providers in exchange for referrals of...

How long has it been since you made a sales call to your local Fire Department/EMS Service? Here's a reason to put them back in the...