1. Incentive compensation that includes credits for ancillaries. In May, St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Mont., and Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City, Mont., agreed to pay $3.95 million to resolve alleged Stark and False Claims Act violations. In that case, allegations stemmed from an incentive compensation system with physicians that included credits for designated health services, i.e. ancillaries.
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