As the federal government continues to crack down on inappropriate vendor gifts and relations, health systems and hospitals need to ensure that their policies are watertight. Having knowledge of laws and regulations is imperative, as is knowing about potential pitfalls.

Vendor Gifts and Relations: Effective Strategies for Health Systems and Hospitals is a report that shows you how to identify and manage potential gift conflicts, avoid possible compliance minefields and make sure patient care decisions are not influenced by vendor gift-giving.

Based on the real-world experiences of compliance officers who have successfully implemented these programs, Vendor Gifts and Relations provides guidance in the applicable laws and regulations — and includes checklists, examples of policies and sample contract language — that you can implement at your own hospital or health system.

Learn before it is too late which strategies are likely to work effectively for your organization. Order Vendor Gifts and Relations: Effective Strategies for Health Systems and Hospitals today!

Table of Contents

• CMS Floats Exception to Stand-in-the Shoes Provision in Stark, Revives Entity Version
• Contractor Scheme With Hospital Official Bilked Millions From NYPH
• Communications With Agents, Vendors and Contractors
• General Contract Provisions Checklist
• Vendor Gifts & Relations: Hospital Strategies in a New Era of Government Scrutiny (Presentation from AIS Audioconference)
• OIG Says It Needs Industry’s Aid On Device Firms’ Links With Docs
• As Payment Recipient, Hospitals Are Seen as Next Target in Device Enforcement
• Recent Cases Show Perils of Improper Inducements
• Physician Financial Relationships Top List of ’08 Enforcement Areas
• Hartford Hospital, Others Adopt Strict Policy on Vendor Gifts
• Gifts, Gratuities and Business Courtesies Policy
• With Phase III of Stark II Self-Referral Law, CMS Opens Some Doors, Closes Others
• Radical Changes Take Hold in Vendor Gift Policies, Access to Health Care Systems
• Example of Policy on Vendor Gifts, Access
• Henry Ford Policy Requires Vendor Training, Limits Access
• Contract Problems Pose Risk as Feds Push Stark Enforcement
• Preventing Charity Events From Turning Into Enforcement Actions
• Lincare to Pay $10M to Settle Kickback Case; OIG Cracks Down on Kickback Givers, Takers
• Centralize Tracking of Gifts to Comply With Stark Exception
• Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
• Hospitals Ask Physicians, Officers for More Details on Conflicts
• With NIH as Model, Organizations Crack Down on Conflicts, Demand Transparency
• Dual Reasons to Conduct Contract Compliance Reviews: HIPAA Business Associates Requirement, Anti-Kickback and Stark Laws
• Guidelines on Drugmaker Gifts to MDs: If It Distracts, It’s No Good
• From Zero Tolerance to Formal Reviews, Organizations Crack Down on Conflicts

Written For

Compliance officers; attorneys; and financial and operations executives at:

• Hospitals
• Health systems
• Integrated delivery systems
• Medical group practices
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Surgical and medical suppliers
• Consulting firms