FDA Law Blog

MAY 7, 2025

On April 14, 2025, the Seventh Circuit overturned the criminal conviction of Mark Sorensen, the owner of a durable medical equipment (DME) distributor, who had been found guilty of violating the AKS. The Court explained that the unsigned prescriptions sent to physicians are best understood as proposals for care, not as referrals.

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GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

Eric 00:42 So on this podcast, we’re gonna be talking about what every healthcare provider should know about radiation oncology. I didn’t really know, similar to what Evie was talking about, how to provide any anticipatory guidance or to know what to expect in residency. Evie, welcome to GeriPal. Evie 00:41 Thank you.

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Patient-Centered Referral Patients IT 103

Concierge Choice Physicians

APRIL 23, 2025

No patients are dismissed, and referral networks remain intact. ” Patients who enroll in Dr. Condrell’s Concierge Choice program pay an annual fee that allows him to provide services that go beyond what could be offered in a traditional practice.

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GeriPal

MARCH 20, 2025

And is there a middle path to provide some degree of comfort while also hastening the end of life? And we got this as a hospice referral, and could we, you know, take her on and support her in hospice? And then finally you have the moral distress of the providers. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose.

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IT Patient-Centered Patients Medical 89

GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

And so a lot of it was the facilitators calling out with the approval of the provider to the patients ahead of time to see, like, you have a visit coming up. Ideally the conversation would happen before, but also clinicians were able to make referrals to facilitators. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose.

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Primary Care IT Clinic Patient-Centered 80