title: Recruitment predicament. Tenet settles with feds for $21 million in kickback case, but hospitals still wait for clear guidance on what's allowed.
abstract: Under a $21 million settlement between Tenet Healthcare Corp. and the federal government, there will not be a third trial for Alvarado or its former chief. Tom McNamara, left, the lawyer who represented former Alvarado CEO Barry Weinbaum, says the exec is elated to hear that. The industry, on the other hand, still has reservations. It wants clear guidance on what is legal in physician recruiting.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Vince
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Galloro
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D035082:Federal Government; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems; D017008:Negotiating; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011365:Professional Practice Location / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce