Issuance of HHS's Safe Harbor regulations resulted from several court cases.
Earlier articles covered the background of the Safe Harbor regulations issued by HHS in July 1991. These articles also contained some details of the provisions of the regulations that are of concern to hospital materials managers. In this dialogue, Dr. Decker briefs several major cases that preceded the regulations and reflect the reasons for their being issued. This is Part 3 of a three-part series.
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