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The ability to self-refer is an incentive for physicians to order more tests than they otherwise might. In the United States, the Stark Law (specifically sections I and II) was designed to control self-referrals. [2] However, the exceptions designed to allow necessary testing in physicians' offices have been exploited to circumvent the law.
Stark Law is a set of United States federal laws that prohibit physician self-referral, specifically a referral by a physician of a Medicare or Medicaid patient to an entity for the provision of designated health services ("DHS") if the physician (or an immediate family member) has a financial relationship with that entity.
The House of Representatives and Senate passed differing versions of the proposed law. [13] Although both bills would have provided patients key rights, such as prompt access to emergency care and medical specialists , only the Senate-passed measure would provide patients with adequate means to enforce their rights. [ 11 ]
Warning: This post contains spoilers from Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4, Episode 10. Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be young, male Organized Crime Control Bureau detectives. As ...
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The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) was passed by the United States Congress in 1990 as an amendment to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.Effective on December 1, 1991, this legislation required many hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, hospice providers, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and other health care institutions to provide information about ...
The intervention that took place in this week’s Law & Order: Organized Crime went even worse than the one that took place in the show’s first season… which is really saying something. As the ...