Continuing Medical Education (CME): Fraud Issues and OIG Advisory Opinion 22-14

Continuing Medical Education (CME) is needed, but you need to be careful how you hold these events. In this episode, Captain Integrity Bob Wade shares the positives and watchouts of CME under the Stark Law. Hear why CME is deemed to be remuneration and therefore must comply with the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and Stark Law, Fair Market Value (FMV) for CME can be made by looking at overall expenses and dividing by the number of anticipated attendees, the best way to provide CME is under the Non-Monetary Compensation Exception or avail yourself of the Medical Staff Incidental Benefit Exception but also conform with the annual or per-benefit requirement, the opinion from the Office of Inspector General (OIG), and how much alcohol and entertainment there can be. Learn more at CaptainIntegrity.com