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New Patient Disclosure Rules
Staff Reporters
According to Bloomberg News, August 19, 2008, doctors with financial stakes in hospitals where they work must tell patients being referred to those facilities about the ownership link, under new rules from Medicare.
Patient Queries
Patients who ask about investors in a physician-owned hospital must be furnished with a list of all doctors, and their immediate family members, who own or have an investment interest and make referrals.
Assessment
Medicare is seeking to make it harder for doctors to boost their payments by referring patients to their own facilities; and it already bars self-referrals for 11 services. The agency said it would end reimbursement agreements with physician-owned hospitals that don’t follow the new disclosure requirements.
Conclusion
What do you think about this, “if they don’t ask – don’t tell” policy; your informed opinions and comments are appreciated. Is it too much disclosure, or not enough?
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