Kan. referral arrangement verdict: guilty. Decision may prompt hospital execs to review contractual relationships, set up legal safeguards.
The conviction in Kansas City, Kan., last week of two hospital executives and two physicians for engaging in a kickbacks-for-referrals scheme has rocked the healthcare industry. The shock waves will almost certainly affect future arrangements between doctors and hospitals.
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