OIG reverses course on referral services discounts
MDS 3.0 Insider, April 11, 2014
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Providers cannot use an online service that involves money for referrals within its network, federal regulators now say, reversing course on an advisory opinion that was first issued three years ago. The statement came from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
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