Paying for call coverage: what you should know.
Hospitals are finding they must pay for call coverage because of physician's growing unwillingness to provide such coverage without compensation. In light of a July 2007 Office of Inspector General advisory opinion and federal regulations surrounding payments to physicians, it is critically important that call coverage arrangements be structured appropriately and at a fair market value (FMV) rate. Failure to set compensation at FMV could result in criminal and/or civil penalties based on healthcare fraud and abuse laws.
Johnson
Jen
J
VMG Health, LLC, Dallas, USA. jenj@vmghealth.com
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