I. Physician Relationships with Payers Introduction. The five most important Federal fraud and abuse laws that apply to physicians are the False Claims Act (FCA), the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), the Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark law), the Exclusion Authorities, and the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL).
Discharge. To liberate or free; to terminate or extinguish. A discharge is the act or instrument by which a contract or agreement is ended. A mortgage is discharged if it has been carried out to the full extent originally contemplated or terminated prior to total execution.
Nipple discharge is defined as any leakage of fluid from the breast. It is one of the most commonly encountered breast-related symptoms. It can account for up to 7% of all breast symptoms and may be due to innocent (benign) causes or an underlying cancer (malignant cause). In general, nipple discharge is mostly due to innocent causes.