["Integrity" in the healthcare system : Recognize and avoid risks: on dealing with the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians and the public prosecutors office]. / "Lauterkeit" im Gesundheitswesen : Risiken erkennen und vermeiden: zum Umgang mit Kassenärztlicher Vereinigung und Staatsanwaltschaft.

BACKGROUND: This article describes the introduction of the law to combat corruption in the healthcare system. OBJECTIVE: The effects of the introduced penal regulations on the delivery of medical services is critically scrutinized and the associated procedures as well as indications for the course of action are presented. RESULTS: Knowledge of the relevant regulations and types of procedure is decisive for the penal, social legislative and professional conduct risk minimization.