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Immunotherapy drugs are showing promise for treating cancer. Manufacturers of these therapies and doctors must understand the FDA, HIPAA, and other compliance requirements.

Physicians, dieticians, and nutritionists who use integrative medicine need to understand the unauthorized practice of medicine laws and other compliance requirements.

Physicians and medical practices should review their MSO and referral arrangements to help comply with the new Stark Law and AKS changes.

Integrative cardiology practitioners, doctors and non-physicians, need to review their working relationship for violations of state licensing laws, HIPAA, self-referral laws, and other legal [...]

California has a strict corporate practice of medicine law. Physicians should consider a professional medical corporation. Doctors need to be aware of Stark Law and the AKS. An MSO may be advisable.

Diagnostic testing centers and the physicians who refer patients to them need to understand Stark Law, the AKS, Medicare requirements, HIPAA, and other compliance laws.

Dentists need to understand how Stark Law and the AKS affect their referral arrangements. Dentists need to understand corporate practice of medicine, FDA, FTC, and other compliance issues.

Physicians and other healthcare providers and companies that submit bills for medical services may be subject to Stark Law, AKS, and False Claims Act charges

Veterinary practices are subject to most of the regulations human medical practices are subject. The rules that govern veterinary practices do differ though because animals are different than people

Ambulatory surgery centers are attractive to doctors and patients due to reduced wait times, better control over infections, and other reasons – provided the ASCs do not violate the AKS or Stark Law.