title: Legal Implications of Physician Investment and Ownership in Health Care Enterprises.
abstract: This article presents a case in which a neurology group practice is considering investing in an imaging center that is owned by nonphysician investors with the aim of referring patients to this imaging center. The article reviews some important legal pitfalls in federal law that physicians must be aware of when considering such an investment and focuses on the general outlines of and exceptions to the Stark Law and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute.
authors.forename: Rachel V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kass
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005607:Fraud / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D061889:Healthcare Financing; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000072141:Neurologists / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010067:Ownership / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017149:Private Sector / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*