The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an unfavorable Advisory Opinion on Aug. 15, 2023, involving an intraoperative neuromonitoring.
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Although it is possible to enter into business ventures with referral sources, care needs to be taken to ensure that the arrangement does not run afoul of the Medicare fraud and abuse.
On August 18, 2023, OIG posted Advisory Opinion No. 23-05 regarding a proposed arrangement in which the requesting entity (Requestor) proposed to assist physicians who perform surgeries.
When the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) ended on May 11, 2023, many physician groups furnishing certain medical equipment, devices, and/or supplies to their Medicare patients.