Management Service Organizations
Management Service Organizations or commonly referred to as MSOs are companies set up to provide all the non-medical/clinical elements of the practice, including but not limited to billing, advertising/marketing, non-medical support staff, paying rent, insurance premiums on behalf of the practice and providing the equipment and/or supplies/inventory to the practice.
The MSO enters into a written agreement with the medical practice outlining the specific services to be provided to the practice, including any necessary exhibits or additional agreements, including a Business Associate Agreement pursuant to the HIPAA.
When we work with our clients, we explain their role and responsibility/liability involved in these type of arrangements, discuss in detail the payment structure, safeguarding against the rule of fee-splitting and the Stark Law.