Kickbacks and self-referral

Kickbacks and self-referral.

Kickbacks and self-referral.

Chiropractic clinic offered referral kickbacks.

Self-referral and kickbacks: fiduciary law and the regulation of "trafficking in patients".

© 2004 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors In this issue, Sujit Choudhry and colleagues argue persuasively for comprehensive regulation of the unsavoury practices of kickbacks and self-referrals involving physicians. These practices are capable of corrupting clinical judgement by diverting physicians, wittingly or inadvertently, from what ought to be their exclusive preoccupation: the...

Unregulated private markets for health care in Canada? Rules of professional misconduct, physician kickbacks and physician self-referral.

T he regulation of private health care has become a central issue in Canadian health policy. The legality of private markets for medical services already available under public health insurance has attracted attention. 1 However, there has been little discussion of the regulation of independent health facilities (IHFs). 2 IHFs are privately owned, for-profit entities that provide therapeutic an...