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Signature Homework: Business Finance- Management- Questionable Contracts
Imagine you are a compliance officer, and you have been informed of a situation that may constitute a breach of the Anti-Kickback Statute. One of the nursing homes in your chain has made a deal with a mobile X-ray company to provide services. The contract states that the nursing home "will not be charged for any of the services to Medicare Part A patients if the nursing home agrees to refer all their Medicare Part B patients to the same company for mobile X-rays. The X-ray company can then charge Medicare directly for the Part B services."
The executive leadership has asked you to review and determine whether this contract is ethical and complies with the Anti-Kickback Statute.
Write?a 700 to 1,050 words paper discussing what steps need to be taken to explore the situation and conduct an internal investigation.
Complete the following in your paper:
Question A. Determine 4 types of evidence you want to collect and evaluate how they'll be useful to your investigation.
Question B. Identify 3 stakeholders who would be relevant to the interview.
Question C. Create 3 questions that are pertinent to each of the stakeholders identified above.
Question D. Determine if the incident will need to be externally disclosed and evaluate 3 reasons that helped you come to that conclusion.
Question E. Write a preliminary opinion to executive leadership that evaluates whether this practice is compliant and ethical.