The FTC has abandoned a blanket ban on noncompetes—but is aggressively enforcing them in healthcare. What physician groups and physicians need to know now.
Fraud on Fridays: Trash, Junk and 12.5 Years
A Texas fraudster ran a wholesale market in fake doctors’ orders, pressured elderly Medicare patients with an offshore call center, then fled before sentencing. The U.S. Marshals had thoughts about that.
AI Isn’t Going to Replace Your Radiologists. It’s Going to Reprice Them.
AI won’t replace radiologists, but it will change throughput, FTE math, and leverage in hospital contracts. Groups that ignore this will lose negotiating ground.
Fraud on Fridays: Bonnie and Clyde, M.D.
A husband-and-wife team, expired injections, and 15 years of fraud. This Bonnie and Clyde didn’t rob banks, they robbed their patients.
The Anesthesia Workforce Shortage Is Your Group’s Negotiating Leverage (If You Know How to Use It)
Nearly 30% of anesthesiologists are projected to leave practice by 2033, creating a workforce shortage hospitals can’t ignore. Mark explores how anesthesia groups can turn that reality into real negotiating leverage — before the window closes.
Fraud on Fridays: It’s What Was in the Goody Bag
Opioids, unnecessary prescriptions, unlicensed interns, and a Goody Bag no patient actually wanted.
The Problem With Hospital–Physician “Alignment”
Hospitals talk about “alignment,” but when leadership changes or incentives shift, the relationship often looks very different.
Fraud on Fridays: Fraudulent Visas, Kickbacks, and $32 Million in Medicaid Billing
Visa fraud, kickbacks, and Medicaid billing under someone else’s name.
The Essential Money Discussion – A Conversation with Financial Planner Justin Harvey, ChFC, CFP
Mark F. Weiss sat down to chat with Justin Harvey, ChFC, CFP, a well-known financial planner whose practice focuses heavily on working with anesthesiologists and pain management physicians, about preserving wealth, not just accumulating it. The talk centered on the importance of having hard money conversations to keep your family together.
Fraud on Fridays: Doctor Chasing: When Someone Wants to Borrow Your License
A former football player, marketers, and your medical license