It is a crime, a violation of antitrust law, to conspire to allocate a market, thus driving up the price. It is particularly egregious when the conspiracy involves the market for medical care for cancer treatment.
Author: Mark
Cooking Time = Negotiating Time – Medical Group Minute
Each negotiation has its own timing, not one set by a standard recipe or by a clock on the wall or on the calendar, but one that can be, and should be, set by you.
How to Offload Your Risk – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark as he teaches how you can give some of your risk to someone else.
Felonious Forest Park Physicians Freighted Off To Federal Prison
One thing is for certain, it will be no more walk in the park for the seven defendants convicted for their roles in a bribe and kickback scheme related to referring patients to Forest Park Hospital, a now defunct chain of Texas facilities.
How to Have a Flexible Future: Paging Dr. Gumby – Podcast
When I was a kid, I had a Gumby. (Did you have one, too?)
Ghost of Eliot Ness Busts 345 Defendants in Nation’s Largest Opioid-Fueled Healthcare Fraud Extravaganza – $6 Billion In Alleged False Claims – Medical Group Minute
In a move reminiscent of prohibition-era crime fighter Eliot Ness, the U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a coordinated enforcement action against 345 alleged healthcare criminals, including over 100 physicians and other licensed (for now) healthcare professionals, in 51 judicial districts.
Stranger Blows the Whistle – Expanded False Claims Danger – Success in Motion
An outsider with no knowledge of any single fraudulent claim brings a False Claims Act suit. What you need to know.
Surgeon Gets Just Desserts For Healthcare Fraud
What’s your favorite dessert, something that goes well with barbecue? Whether it’s pie or vanilla ice cream (or both!), it’s probably not 10 years in federal prison.
Is It Really Easier to Schedule Coverage of a Closed Hospital? – Medical Group Minute
We used to joke about the name of Midway Hospital, an acute care hospital in L.A., saying that it was midway between life and death.
An anesthesiologist, commenting on my theme that inpatient care is becoming outpatient care and that the center of outpatient care isn’t the hospital but the freestanding facility, in his case the ASC, told me that I was missing an element in the analysis.
Coming Soon to the Closed Mall Near You – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark as he talks about malls. Closed malls, in particular, and the opportunity for you.