A Roadmap for New Physicians

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Produced by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General, A Roadmap for New Physicians provides wide-ranging guidance on how to identify and avoid ethical "red flags" in relationships with payers, fellow physicians, and vendors.

Specific topics reviewed in this booklet include:

Fraud and abuse laws: The False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark law), Exclusion Statute and Civil Monetary Penalties Law.
Physician relationships with payers.
Physician relationships with fellow providers: Physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, and health care business ventures.
Physician relationships with vendors, as well as pharmaceutical and device companies.
Compliance programs for physicians.
Resources that can help you evaluate the potential for compliance problems, and what to do when you think you have a problem.

John C. Lincoln Health Network follows the highest ethical principles and complies with all relevant laws and regulations in all business transactions. If you have any questions about compliance issues, please contact Christina Galbo, MBA, CHC, Director of Compliance for the John C. Lincoln Health Network. Call her at 623-434-6279 or email her at christina.galbo@JCL.com.

Physician News

4.18.2013 Affiliation planned: Scottsdale Healthcare and John C. Lincoln Health Network have announced an intent to form a system-wide affiliation.
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4.1.2013 April is National Donate Life Month: John C. Lincoln's Hospitals are competing in Donor Network of Arizona's Hospital Donor Registry Challenge. Sign up at DonateLifeAZ.org and choose John C. Lincoln in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" dropdown menu.

3.11.2013 Jessica Rivas, RN, MSN, has joined Deer Valley Hospital as the new VP and CNO. "Jessica brings a successful track record of leading nursing operations and is experienced in the implementation of the Magnet Journey for Nursing," said John Harrington, SVP and CEO, Deer Valley Hospital.

3.11.2013 North Mountain Hospital's new café and outside dining patio are now complete. Included are a private area for staff dining, a LifeClinic Station, comfortable chairs and an outside seating area. This marks the completion of the hospital's transformative renovation project.

3.7.2013 JCL Connect physician training to be revamped: A new format should reduce class time and allow for better individualized education. "This is an important first step. We'll actively seek feedback to further improve the programs," says Susan Kjell, principal trainer.

2.25.2013 New Low-Dose X-ray at Mendy's Place Reduces Radiation for Kids: The Shimadzu Radspeed X-ray system has digital direct capture technology that uses up to a third less radiation and wirelessly beams the X-ray image in seconds for review on the technician's computer monitor.

2.6.2013 Deer Valley Hospital a Level III trauma center: The Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems has granted Deer Valley provisional Level III trauma status.