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QUESTION 5

Jim Black has filed a qui tam lawsuit against a medical device maker, which means that Mr. Black

		is trying to enforce the federal False Claims Act
		wants his money back because the device was defective
		wants the manufacturer to replace the device
		thinks the manufacturer has violated the antitrust laws

QUESTION 6

Payment of something of value with the intent of inducing referrals is a violation of which of the following statutes?

		Stark law
		Sherman Anti-Fraud Law
		Anti-kickback statute
		False Claims Act

QUESTION 7

The Stark self-referral laws apply to referrals of patients by a hospital to a home health agency that the hospital owns.

True

False

QUESTION 8

Which of the following is not an element of an effective corporate compliance program?

		Hospital security department
		Due Diligence
		Due Care
		Communication

Answer 1

Answer 5 The correct option is “ Jack is trying to enforce the federal false claims act”. In a qui tam law which rewards the whistleblowers who help to locate the frauds happening and inform about such frauds to the government. Through the detection of frauds the government helps to recover the money lost by people due to fraud. Qui tam law comes under the false claims act.

Answer 6- The correct answer is “Anti kickback statute”. This law does not allow the giving of renumneration to people or entity for services which are sponsored or provided by the government programs. This law prohibits taking or exchnage of any type of monetary value in kind or other form for health care services that are provided by the government programs.It prohibits providing any type of service to the people or entity as such services are already provided through government programs.

Answer 7 . The given statement is “TRUE”. Here referral refers to the physician referring the patient some service or some healthcare related thing from either hinself or in somewntity which that physician has some kind of financial interest in terms of ownership or interest theough investment or some other kind of financial arrangement.

Answer 8- The correct option is Hospital Security Department. Company’s complaince program deals with the policies and procesures that it wants to the employees to know as it will bind them and the company will be governed by such laws. It includes due diligence as it wants people to do their work with full care and also communicate with ither employees so that there is no delay in the passing of important informantion.