[1] The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 contained what is known as "Stark II" amendments to the original law.
In addition, it is often the case that physician owned entities present a lower-cost alternative to the facilities that are located at hospitals.
On June 9, 2015, the Office of Inspector General issued a fraud alert targeting physician compensation arrangements with hospitals and health systems.
[5] Healthcare experts agree that information technology is necessary to streamline hospital processes, including those relating to compliance and Stark Law.
Multiple technology solutions exist that specifically automate physician time logging and eliminates Stark Law violation risk.
The Stark law may impede certain pay for performance value-based arrangements, which led to discussions around reform as of 2019.
[6] This article incorporates public domain material from Medicare: Physician Self-Referral ("Stark I and II") (PDF).