Stark Integrity

By Bob Wade

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Does your healthcare organization have an effective compliance program? Captain Integrity is here to save the day. Learn how to roll out necessary, lighthearted, and fun education to your employees and physicians so they abide by Stark Law. Hosted by Bob Wade aka Captain Integrity, award-winning Healthcare Regulatory and Stark Law Attorney


Episode Date
2025 Christmas Episode with “Santa Baby” Parody
Dec 10, 2025
From Probe Audit to False Claims Act Liability (FCA): How Did We Get Here?
Dec 03, 2025
What? I Married the Stark Law?
Nov 26, 2025
AI Use and Guardrails in Healthcare: A Discussion with Natalie Ramello, VP, Chief Compliance & Audit Officer, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Nov 19, 2025
“Personally Performed” Services and Autonomous Vehicles
Nov 12, 2025
TPE (Targeted Probe and Educate) Audits: A Conversation with Kay Hashagen, Senior Consultant with LW Consulting
Nov 05, 2025
Compliance Advisory Support and Why It Brings Value: A Conversation with Sheila Limmroth, Executive Consultant and Compliance Officer at Pinnacle Healthcare
Oct 29, 2025
Captain Integrity and the Curse of Stark Hallow and Halloween Costumes through the Years
Oct 22, 2025
Transparency, Action, and The 2025 Open Payments Report: A Discussion with Aaron Narva, CEO of Conflixis
Oct 15, 2025
Part 3: Non-Monetary Compensation and Medical Staff Incidental Benefits: A Discussion with the American Association of Physician Liaisons (AAPL)
Oct 08, 2025
Part 2: Non-Monetary Compensation and Medical Staff Incidental Benefits: A Discussion with the American Association of Physician Liaisons (AAPL)
Oct 01, 2025
Part 1: Non-Monetary Compensation and Medical Staff Incidental Benefits: A Discussion with the American Association of Physician Liaisons (AAPL)
Sep 24, 2025
Reckless Disregard/Deliberate Ignorance Under the False Claims Act: “You Can’t Handle the Truth”!
Sep 17, 2025
Probe to Statistically Valid Reviews: When to “Keep on Digging”
Sep 10, 2025
wRVUs and Modifier 25: Did the Physician "Go the Extra Mile"?
Aug 27, 2025
Don’t Shoot the Messenger
Aug 20, 2025
Compliance Officer: You Are Not an Independent Auditor
Aug 13, 2025
2025 Healthcare Enforcement Priorities: A Discussion with Brook Andrews, Partner at Nelson Mullins
Aug 06, 2025
Medical Staff Funds & The Stark Law
Jul 30, 2025
Do You Know Where Your Physicians Are? Underperformance Can Cause Financial Arrangements to Exceed Fair Market Value (FMV)
Jul 23, 2025
DOJ and HHS New False Claims Act Working Group Targeting Healthcare Fraud: A Discussion with Knicole Emanuel, Partner at Nelson Mullins
Jul 16, 2025
Clinical Trials National & International Compliance: A Discussion with Julio Martinez-Clark, CEO of bioaccess
Jul 09, 2025
UPICs: What They Are and How to Avoid: A Discussion with Harriett Wall, President & CEO of LW Consulting
Jul 02, 2025
Cybersecurity Risk Management in Healthcare & Compliance: A Discussion with Matthew Toussain, Founder of Open Security
Jun 25, 2025
AI's Use in Alleviating Physician Burdens: A Discussion with David Norris, Co-Founder & CEO of Affineon Health
Jun 18, 2025
DOJ Civil/Criminal Updated Enforcement Plan: A Discussion with Jillian Willis, Partner at Nelson Mullins
Jun 11, 2025
One Big Beautiful Bill’s Impact on Healthcare
Jun 04, 2025
Ethics and Compliance and Integrity in Physician Compensation Arrangements
May 21, 2025
Medical Records: Why Timely and Accurate Completion Is Beneficial to Physicians
May 14, 2025
Compliance Officers in Las Vegas: HCCA’s 29th Annual Compliance Institute
May 07, 2025
Usual and Customary Charges with Medicare and Most Favored Nation Clauses
Apr 30, 2025
Referrals “Get the Ball Rolling”
Apr 16, 2025
2024 False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments: $2.9B in Fiscal Year
Apr 09, 2025
Civil Investigative Demands (CID): Critical Steps for Responding
Apr 02, 2025
Part 3: Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs): The Nuts and Bolts and Legal Requirements
Mar 26, 2025
Part 2: Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs): The Nuts and Bolts and Legal Requirements
Mar 19, 2025
Part 1: Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs): The Nuts and Bolts and Legal Requirements
Mar 12, 2025
Medicaid Reimbursement Litigation Is Possible: A Discussion with Knicole Emanuel, Partner at Nelson Mullins
Mar 05, 2025
Part 2: Why Is Sanitizing wRVUs Important (Comp RVU) vs. Reported wRVUs: A Discussion with Matt BonDurant, SVP at ProCARE
Feb 25, 2025
Part 1: Why Is Sanitizing wRVUs Important (Comp RVU) vs. Reported wRVUs: A Discussion with Matt BonDurant, SVP at ProCARE
Feb 19, 2025
Compliance Education and the 29th Annual Compliance Institute (Las Vegas): An Interview with Dan Roach, HCCA's Interim CEO
Feb 12, 2025
Pooled Compensation: Creation, Distribution, and the Probability Factor for Personally Performed Services
Feb 05, 2025
Best Practice Oversight of Physician Compensation Arrangements
Jan 29, 2025
Roller Coasters, Sales Representative Comp, and the “But For” Causation Standard under the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute
Jan 22, 2025
2024 “Winners” for Most Egregious US Healthcare Profiteering
Jan 15, 2025
DHS Entity Defined and Tesla Example
Jan 08, 2025
Part 2: The Big Lie in My Healthcare Bill: A Discussion with Author Frank Lobb
Dec 23, 2024
Part 1: The Big Lie in My Healthcare Bill: A Discussion with Author Frank Lobb
Dec 18, 2024
Stark Law Holiday Poems: 'Twas the Night before the Subpoena, Rudy the Seasoned Compliance Officer, Jolly OIG Agent, and The 12 Days of Compliance
Dec 11, 2024
The 12 Days of Compliance: 2024 Holiday Special
Dec 04, 2024
The Duck Test & wRVUs: A Discussion with Eric Leafgreen, VP of Provider Compensation at Ludi
Nov 27, 2024
DOJ 6-Month Settlements (2024): The Issues, the Relators, and the Amounts
Nov 20, 2024
Data Analytics & the False Claims Act: A Discussion with Mandy Asgeirsson, Director at BRG
Nov 13, 2024
Physician Space Sharing & Stark Law Compliance: A Discussion with Mike Vetter, Partner at HMS Valuation Partners
Nov 06, 2024
Quality Physician Compensation: A Discussion with Luis Argueso, Partner at InHealth Advisors
Oct 30, 2024
Restoring Our Sanity Online: A Discussion with Author Mark Weinstein
Oct 23, 2024
The Addams Family, 1960s, OIG Agents, Medicare, and Halloween
Oct 16, 2024
Overpayment Notices, Mistakes, and Appeal Process: A Conversation with Knicole Emanuel, Partner at Nelson Mullins
Oct 09, 2024
Free Lunches and Technology to Patients: What Is Permissible under CMP, AKS, and the Stark Law
Sep 25, 2024
Part 2: Learnings and Insights from the St. Peter's Health Settlement and DOJ False Claims Act Case with Dr. Tom Weiner
Sep 18, 2024
Part 1: Learnings and Insights from the St. Peter's Health Settlement and DOJ False Claims Act Case with Dr. Tom Weiner
Sep 11, 2024
Back to the Future with Chevron Deference: A Discussion with Phillip Mullinnix, Partner at Nelson Mullins
Aug 28, 2024
Algorithmic Pricing, a New Compliance Risk: A Discussion with Bart Daniel, Partner at Nelson Mullins
Aug 21, 2024
Mission Improbable: A Discussion with Kay Hashagen, Senior Consultant with LW Consulting, about the Impossible Day
Aug 14, 2024
Open Payments: A Conversation with Aaron Narva, CEO of Conflixis, Regarding Compliance Findings and Nature of Reported Payments
Aug 07, 2024
Designated Health Services (DHS): The Key to the Stark Law City
Jul 24, 2024
Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs) and Independent Review Organizations (IROs): A Discussion with Harriett Wall, CEO of LW Consulting, Inc.
Jul 17, 2024
Criminal National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action 2024: A Discussion with Jillian Willis, Partner, Nelson Mullins
Jul 10, 2024
Documenting Monitoring Efforts: A Discussion with James Rose from SunHawk Consulting
Jul 03, 2024
Next Generation Root Cause Analysis: A Discussion with James Rose from SunHawk Consulting
Jun 26, 2024
Correlation Theory vs. Volume or Value Varying Standard vs. Volume or Value Determination Standard
Jun 19, 2024
A Rare Bird: Fair Market Value for Key Opinion Leaders
Jun 12, 2024
Percentage Arrangements under the Stark Law
Jun 05, 2024
To Per-Click or Not to Per-Click, That Is the Question
May 22, 2024
Compensation Learnings from AAPCP Annual Conference: Discussion with Chris Fete, Partner, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting
May 15, 2024
How to Identify Covert Retaliation
May 01, 2024
Marketing under the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS)
Apr 24, 2024
Does the Stark Law Have a De Minimis Exception?
Apr 17, 2024
Are wRVUs Physician Compensation's Holy Grail?
Apr 10, 2024
Volume or Value Conundrum
Apr 03, 2024
Part 2: Telehealth Compliance and Use Issues: A Discussion with Christine Hall with Stirling Global Solutions
Mar 27, 2024
Part 1: Telehealth Compliance and Use Issues: A Discussion with Christine Hall with Stirling Global Solutions
Mar 20, 2024
Importance of Documentation in Physician Financial Arrangements
Mar 13, 2024
DOJ 2023 Fiscal Year False Claims Act Settlements
Mar 06, 2024
The Connection (and Disconnect) between Commercial Reasonableness and Fair Market Value
Feb 28, 2024
Stark Law and Substance Abuse and Addiction
Feb 21, 2024
Fair Market Value under New Stark Law Regulations: A Discussion with Tim Smith from TS Healthcare Consulting
Feb 14, 2024
Employing Hospital-Based Specialists…Now What? A Discussion with Joe Aguilar and Natalie Bell from HMS Valuation Partners
Feb 07, 2024
Part 3: Learnings from the Community Health Network $345MM Settlement with Tim Smith from TS Healthcare Consulting and the AAPCP
Jan 31, 2024
Part 2: Learnings from the Community Health Network $345MM Settlement with Tim Smith from TS Healthcare Consulting and the AAPCP
Jan 24, 2024
Part 1: Learnings from the Community Health Network $345MM Settlement with Tim Smith from TS Healthcare Consulting and the AAPCP
Jan 17, 2024
Crisis Communication Management in Healthcare: A Discussion with Eileen Wixted from Wixted & Co.
Jan 10, 2024
Part 2: The Power of One: A Discussion with Frances Haugen, The Facebook Whistleblower
Jan 03, 2024
Part 1: The Power of One: A Discussion with Frances Haugen, The Facebook Whistleblower
Dec 27, 2023
Part 2: OIG General Compliance Program Guidance: A Discussion with Alex Krouse with Parkview Health
Dec 20, 2023
Part 1: OIG General Compliance Program Guidance: A Discussion with Alex Krouse with Parkview Health
Dec 13, 2023
Stark Law Holiday Poems: “'Twas the Night before the Subpoena,” “Rudy the Seasoned Compliance Officer,” and “Jolly OIG Agent”
Dec 11, 2023
Jolly OIG Agent: 2023 Stark Integrity Holiday Poem
Dec 06, 2023
Fixed Asset Valuations: A Discussion with Mike Vetter with HMS Valuation Partners
Nov 29, 2023
Recruitment and Physician Needs Assessment (PNA): A Discussion with Stephen Ross and Justin Chamblee from Coker Group
Nov 22, 2023
Medical Directors: Can't Live With Them, Can't Live Without Them
Nov 15, 2023
Stark Law Timing: 1 Year, 2 Years, 5 Years, and More Timing Limitations
Nov 08, 2023
Hospital-Based Financial Arrangements: A Discussion with Joe Aguilar with HMS Valuation Partners
Nov 01, 2023
Master List Requirement under the Stark Law Explained
Oct 25, 2023
Stark Law Settlements under the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP): How Long and How Much?
Oct 18, 2023
Stark Law Compliance Mash
Oct 11, 2023
History of Fair Market Value and Wade's Personal Impact on FMV Standard
Oct 04, 2023
Academic Medical Centers Exception: What Is It and How Can It Be Used?
Sep 27, 2023
Operational Challenges in Physician Financial Arrangements: Who Is Driving the Bus?
Sep 20, 2023
False Claims Act 2023 Mid-Year Review
Sep 13, 2023
CARES Act Fraud: Discussion with Bart Daniel from Nelson Mullins
Aug 30, 2023
Call Arrangements in the Healthcare Industry: Discussion with Ashley Graver from Coker Group
Aug 16, 2023
Civil and Criminal Investigations in the Healthcare Industry: Discussion with Bart Daniel from Nelson Mullins
Aug 02, 2023
Fair Market Value Analysis Mistakes
Jul 26, 2023
Time-Share Lease Arrangements in Healthcare: Conversation with Ron Young from The Advisory Group
Jul 19, 2023
Fair Market Value, Commercial Reasonableness, and Remuneration: Does FMV Cover All Sins?
Jul 12, 2023
False Claims Act: Supreme Court Holds Knowledge Is Subjective Not Objective: Discussion with Bart Daniel from Nelson Mullins
Jun 14, 2023
Part 2: Split/Shared Billing for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs): A Discussion with Jodi Nayoski and Andrea Ferrari of Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting
Jun 07, 2023
Part 1: Split/Shared Billing for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs): A Discussion with Jodi Nayoski and Andrea Ferrari of Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting
May 31, 2023
False Claims Act (FCA): Is Knowledge Objective or Subjective
May 24, 2023
Advanced Practice Providers (APPs): Compliance Risks and Safeguards
May 17, 2023
Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA): Comparison with the AKS
May 03, 2023
Part 2: Boots on the Ground: Stark and Legal Learnings from the Tuomey Case with Nelson Mullins Partner Bart Daniel
Apr 26, 2023
Part 1: Boots on the Ground: Stark and Legal Learnings from the Tuomey Case with Nelson Mullins Partner Bart Daniel
Apr 19, 2023
Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Issues with Healthcare Transactions
Apr 12, 2023
Unique Trends and Compliance Issues with Value-Based Reimbursement Arrangements: A Discussion with Christine Worthen of Nelson Mullins
Mar 22, 2023
Logos and Slogans to Promote an Effective Compliance Program
Mar 15, 2023
One Purpose Test: Greber vs. Holland; A discussion with Gabe Imperato with Nelson Mullins
Mar 08, 2023
Waiving Copays: Legal or Illegal?
Mar 01, 2023
DOJ 2022 False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments: Learning Points
Feb 22, 2023
Compliance Effectiveness: It Is about the Culture of the Organization
Feb 15, 2023
Value-Based Arrangements Key Issues: A Discussion with Kelly Conroy from Pinnacle Healthcare and Ed White from Nelson Mullins
Feb 08, 2023
Medical Necessity: A Major Compliance Issue and Risk
Jan 25, 2023
Audit Work Plan Development: The Who, What, and How
Jan 18, 2023
Corporate Practice of Medicine (CPOM) Compliance: A Discussion with Heather Miller from Nelson Mullins
Jan 11, 2023
Stark Law Holiday Poems: “'Twas the Night before the Subpoena” and "Rudy the Seasoned Compliance Officer”
Dec 07, 2022
Captain Integrity Holiday Message, including "Rudy the Seasoned Compliance Officer”
Nov 30, 2022
Compliance Program Development and Effectiveness: A Discussion with Chief Compliance Officer Steve Sugrue with DocGo
Nov 23, 2022
Creating Value through Compliance: A Conversation with Jerry Shafran, CEO of YouCompli
Nov 16, 2022
6 Deadly Mistakes in Value-Based Activities Compensation under Stark and AKS
Nov 09, 2022
What? The Stark Law Covers Physicians' Charitable Contributions of Money and Services?
Oct 26, 2022
Legal Independent Review Organization (IRO) Services Under (or Outside) a Corporate Integrity Agreement
Oct 19, 2022
Part 2: Children's Hospitals, Medicaid, and Stark Law Compliance: A Discussion with Andy Lenobel with Nationwide Children's Hospital
Oct 12, 2022
Part 1: Children's Hospitals, Medicaid, and Stark Law Compliance
Oct 06, 2022
Part 2: Examples of Interplay between Peer Review and Compliance, False Claims Act, and Stark Law
Sep 28, 2022
Part 1: Interplay between Peer Review and Compliance, False Claims Act, and Stark Law
Sep 21, 2022
Rare Qui Tam Jury False Claims Act Case: Learning Points Regarding FCA Cases Including Eli Lilly/Astellas Pharma Verdict
Sep 14, 2022
False Claims Act Settlement Updates - Midyear 2022: The Dollars and the Issues
Sep 07, 2022
Legal and Operational Issues with Accountable Care Organizations/Value Based Arrangements: A Discussion with Kelly Conroy with Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting
Aug 31, 2022
How to Respond to a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) Issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ)
Aug 24, 2022
Office of Inspector General (OIG) Self-Disclosure Protocol: Different from the CMS SRDP
Aug 17, 2022
How to Use the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP) to Voluntarily Report Stark Law Violations
Aug 10, 2022
Continuing Medical Education (CME): Fraud Issues and OIG Advisory Opinion 22-14
Aug 03, 2022
Compliance Experts and Monitors: What Are They and Why Are They Engaged?
Jul 27, 2022
Selecting a Compliance Officer: Why, What, Who?
Jul 20, 2022
Tick-Tock: Time Reports and Stark Law Compliance
Jul 13, 2022
Compensation Pools: Stark Law Lifeguard Training
Jul 06, 2022
K.I.S.S. the Stark Law
Jun 29, 2022
Shared Services Performed by Physicians and APPs: A Discussion with Amy Noecker and Zachary Hartsell from SullivanCotter
Jun 22, 2022
Physician Liability and Qui Tam Cases under the Stark Law and AKS: A Discussion with Marlan Wilbanks, Esq.
Jun 15, 2022
Physician Work Effort Tracking under the Stark Law: A Discussion with Gail Peace with Ludi, Inc.
Jun 08, 2022
Intent under the Stark Law: "But I Thought Stark Was Civil, Not Criminal"
Jun 01, 2022
Non-Physician Practitioner Recruitment under the Stark Law: Proceed with Caution
May 25, 2022
Current Physician Compensation Trends from the AAPCP Conference: A Discussion with Anthony Domanico from VMG Health
May 18, 2022
Part 2 Physician Recruitment under the Stark Law/AKS: The Regs, Settlements, and Operational Challenges
May 11, 2022
Part 1 Physician Recruitment under the Stark Law/AKS: The Regs, Settlements, and Operational Challenges
May 04, 2022
Life and Learnings from a CIA: A Discussion with Lucia Pizano-Urbina from Broward Health
Apr 27, 2022
Group Practice Part 2: Stark Law's In-Office Ancillary Services Exception
Apr 20, 2022
2021 CMS-Revised wRVUs and Impact on Physician Compensation: A Discussion with Bob Madden of SullivanCotter
Apr 13, 2022
Group Practices Part 1: The Mother of All Stark Law Definitions
Apr 06, 2022
Impact of COVID, 2021 wRVU Values, and 2022 Physician Fee Schedule on Fair Market Value and Stark Law Compliance
Mar 30, 2022
2021 Settlements Under the False Claims Act, Stark Law, and Anti-Kickback Statute - Lessons Learned
Mar 23, 2022
Business Valuations under AKS and Stark Law with Richard Romero from Coker Group
Mar 16, 2022
Stark Law, Fair Market Value, and Approval Process Discussion with Parkview Health Attorney Alex Krouse
Mar 09, 2022
Board Members Part 2: Compliance and Key Legal Requirements Including the Stark Law
Mar 02, 2022
Board Members Part 1: Compliance and Key Legal Requirements Including the Stark Law
Feb 23, 2022
Stark Law Emerging Trends: Commercial Reasonableness, Directed Referrals, NPP Supervision, Call, Quality, and Loss Arrangements
Feb 16, 2022
Stark Law Emerging Trends: Approval Process, FMV, 90th Percentile Compensation, and Independent Contractors
Feb 09, 2022
Real Estate II: Time Share Leasing Arrangements Under the Stark Law
Feb 02, 2022
Real Estate Compliance Under the Stark Law
Jan 26, 2022
Why is a Fair Market Value Defensibility Analysis Different from a FMV Review under the Stark Law?
Jan 19, 2022
Let's Make a Deal: Stark Law Compliance in the C-Suite
Jan 12, 2022
Stark Violations: Possible Stark Law Remedies
Jan 05, 2022
Physician Employment Agreements Under Stark Law
Dec 29, 2021
More Examples of Stark Law's Non-Monetary Compensation Exception
Dec 20, 2021
Stark Law's Non-Monetary Compensation Exception With Real Examples
Dec 15, 2021
Stark Law Holiday Poem: 'Twas The Night Before The Subpoena
Dec 10, 2021
Applying the Stark Law to Ownership and Compensation Arrangements - Direct and Indirect
Dec 08, 2021
Stark Law: 'Twas The Night Before The Subpoena
Dec 01, 2021
Stark Law’s Commercial Reasonableness Standard
Nov 24, 2021
Value-Based Arrangements: The Stark Law/AKS Requirements
Nov 17, 2021
What Are Some Examples of Fair Market Value Liability Under the Stark Law?
Nov 10, 2021
What Is the Practical Application of Fair Market Value Under the Stark Law?
Nov 03, 2021
Why Is Fair Market Value the Pinnacle Stark Law Issue?
Oct 27, 2021
What Are the Damages, Fines, and Penalties Under the Stark Law?
Oct 20, 2021
What Are the Stark Law Definitions?
Oct 13, 2021
Welcome to Stark Integrity: What Is the Stark Law?
Oct 05, 2021