KICKBACKS IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY

The analytical perspective is that of head administrator at Sundown Community Hospital (a hypothetical institution)

The Sundown Board of Directors has directed the head administrator to enter into a joint venture agreement with Central Park Medical Group, a hypothetical physician group practice entity, whose patient population is comprised of 60 percent Medicare patients

The Board of Directors has authorized the head administrator to offer the physician group practice incentives (permanent staff privileges at Sundown and a procedure to provide monthly bonuses) to enter into the joint venture agreement

The case analysis focuses on two questions. These questions are as follows:

What concerns should the head administrator have entering the negotiations with the physician group practice because of potential conflicts between (a) the Board's instructions and (b) federal law related to kickbacks?

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Approximate Word count = 722
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page)

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