U.S. Inspector General Issues Fraud Alert on Doctor-Owned Distributors (OrthoSpineNews)
The U.S. Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a warning about the risk of fraud when doctors own medical device distributors.
In a report released on Tuesday, the government watchdog agency was direct in its warning that “the opportunity for a referring physician to earn a profit, including through an investment in an entity for which he or she generates business, could constitute illegal remuneration under the anti-kickback statute,” Reuters said.
Physician-owned distributors (PODs), small private...
