Seven years until electronic health records: the negative effects of the new Stark exceptions and anti-kickback safe harbors
Strahan, M.
Journal of Health Law 40(2): 291-303
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1526-2472 PMID: 17849831 Document Number: 606016
Last year's introduction of an exception to the Stark Regulations and a new Anti-Kickback safe harbor allows donors (mainly hospitals) to assist recipients (mainly physicians) with the establishment of electronic health records systems. This Article analyses the new regulations and makes the case that, among other negative effects, they will create an undesirable shift in physician referrals in the short term.