CAMLAW: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Law Blog : Complementary, Alternative, & Integrative Medicine Law, Regulation, Ethics & Policy (Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Medical Spa Information, Holistic Health Attorney, and Legal Resources)

Use of HCG for weight loss is controversial in many states and prohibited in others, despite claims by proponents of its effectiveness.

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Medical spas and integrative care centers can often benefit from management services models to structure arrangements in light of Stark, anti-kickback and fee-splitting legal rules.

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Medical directors at medical spas should be concerned that, unless the arrangement is carefully structured with an eye to legal rules and anti-kickback risks, regulatory enforcement authorities might perceive their role as sham and fraudulent.

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has draft guidance on mobile medical applications for telemedicine health applications on smart phones.

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Medical spas represent a cash cow for many medical doctors and other health professionals, but medispas are raising legal issues.

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Turf battles are common in health care, as evidence by continuing legal battles over scope of practice.

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A federal judge ruled that an acute care hospital violated Stark laws by submitting claims to Medicare that were induced by referrals.

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