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Essay Instructions: research the topic (Stark Law), briefly describe the purpose of the law, the pros and cons of the law and your personal opinion of the law.

Essay Instructions: Case Study IV - Establishing Clinical Services within Stark Laws

Instructions: The final case study for this semester of Physician Practice Management focuses on the issues that medical groups face in developing ancillary services in light of the Stark laws and regulations (see attached "case 4 material"). The case is focused on an independent medical group practice that wants to expand its business model, but has concerns around the regulatory environment in which it operates.


Related reading (See attached files and 2 websites below):
1. The Case: Establishing Clinical Services within Stark Laws (see attached file ?case 4 material?)
2. Blair and Keagy, Chapter 9 (pp. 195-210) (see attached file- ?chapter 9 and 10??Sorry, please ignore Chapter10, I cannot delete it from the file)
3. Information regarding starklaw from the website (http://starklaw.org)
4. Covered services listed from the CMS website (http://www.cms.gov/PhysicianSelfReferral/).


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General Instructions:

Purpose: To utilize the information presented in the course in real world or hypothetical situations that are typically encountered in medical group practice environments.
Method: Successfully completing each case study will require that class members
1. Define the issue(s) that require resolution.
2. Analyze the information presented
3. Generate alternative solutions to the problem
4. Select the solution you believe should be implemented
5. Describe the implementation plan.

Note: Each case has been selected to emphasize the application of knowledge from the section of the course being covered. The analysis may also build on prior sections. Class members are free to also incorporate outside material in the analysis. All sources that are used to develop alternatives and solutions should be cited.

Length: Each case analysis should be a maximum of four double-spaced pages, using a 12-point font and one-inch margins. The case analysis papers should be uploaded by 5:00 pm EDT Saturday of the week in which they are due.

Grading Criteria: The primary criterion is meeting the elements listed above in Methods. In addition, thoroughness of analysis, organization, clarity of presentation, comprehensiveness, and in particular the use of proper English will be considered in grading.

Essay Instructions: Susan Harman
DBF 2 Assignment (this is the title for the page. do not number the page, do not create cover page, do not create running head. the paper includes introduction, body and closing citing, references and body of paper is in 6th edition APA format. i will attach a sample DBF paper.

discuss reimbursement barriers and issues that hinder or prevent Advanced Practice Nurses's (APNs) from receiving reimbursement for services rendered. What are steps APNs must take to increase the likelihood for reimbursement? the paper includes introduction, body and closing.

Discussion board format that i will post online discussion.
discussion board grading criteria:
1. postings reflect professional level writing skills and employ professional courtesy.
2. posting is accurate, substantive and demonstrate original thought.
3. invites discussion or builds upon entries
4. two citations and references in APA format (one of which may be from the text).

required course texts:

buppert, c. (2012).Nurse practitioner's business practice and legal guide (4th ed.).Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

please use this for citing/reference and bulk of discussion:
Many Acute Care NPs Unknowingly Involved In Stark Law Violations by Carolyn Buppert, CRNP-2011
The Journal for Nurse Practitioner's, volume 7, Issue 5, Pages 417-418, May 2011
www.npjournal.org/article/ full text

www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArrticle/download: Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) Services

www.medscape.com/viewarticle/422935_4 Biling For Nurse Practitioner Services: Incident-to Billing

www.medscape.com/viewarticle/562664_8 Billing for Nurse Practitioner Services Update 2007 Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions About NP Billing and Reimbursement