Forming physician network joint ventures

What do physician executives need to know about antitrust guidelines? This article presents an overview of the revised "Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in the Health Care Area," released in late 1996. Antitrust concepts and implicated federal statutes are described, and implicat...

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Published in:Physician executive 1997-02, Vol.23 (2), p.24
Main Author: Anderson, Kimberly R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antitrust law
Health care industry
Interpretation and construction
Laws, regulations and rules
Medicine
Practice
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Summary:What do physician executives need to know about antitrust guidelines? This article presents an overview of the revised "Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in the Health Care Area," released in late 1996. Antitrust concepts and implicated federal statutes are described, and implications for forming physician network joint ventures are explored. Requirements of the revised standards used by the agencies to determine a permissible integration are addressed, as well as the factors considered in antitrust scrutiny of physician ventures. Key Concepts: Antitrust Guidelines/ Physician Network Joint Ventures/ New Practice Combinations
ISSN:0898-2759