According to a study, 1 in 6 doctors in 2008 mentioned that her or his practice leased or owned improved screening tools. Doctor practice leasing or ownership of a wide group of medical tools ranging from tools for laboratory examining to strict proceedings, is quite common.
The Center for Studying Health System change (HSC) launched the report which was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. More referrals would be formed by doctors with or other financial interests in medical facilities than medically necessary. The federal physician self-referral law, identified as the Stark Act since the mid-1990s, has forbidden doctors from self-referring Medicare and Medicaid patients to a specific health services, ranging from clinical laboratory services to improved screening services.
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One In Six Physicians In Washington Lease Or Own Medical Screening Tools, Study
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