Joint ventures and illegal remuneration: the pressure is growing.
As the healthcare industry becomes more involved in joint venture activity, it must become more concerned with the possibility of illegal remuneration. Illegal remuneration, or the soliciting, receiving, offering, or paying of remuneration in return for the referral of patients or generation of business, is treated very seriously by HHS and the courts. Therefore, joint ventures must be constructed to avoid the danger areas as much as possible, or at least, minimize the risk.
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