Since the beginning of this year, two bills, companion legislation in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, have been introduced to end discrimination against physicians and improve care for patients.
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Quantum Computing and Medical Group Management – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark and learn what lesson quantum computing has for medical group management.
Physician Talks Out of His (not)Mouth – Brags of Kickbacks – Podcast
It was 9:00 p.m. The restaurant was clearing out. I was eating alone after returning to the hotel following a meeting.
Hospitals No Longer Like to Make the Bed
As hospitals move toward “bedless” models, the real shift isn’t physical, it’s economic. Physician groups should be paying attention.
Bamboozled Over the “Cure” for Balance Billing – Medical Group Minute
I just read an article on Modern Healthcare’s website about balance billing in the out-of-network context.
Beware the Government-Hospital Complex – Podcast
The first time that I saw a computer there were two in the room. One of them took up most of the south side of a floor of the Computer Science Building and the other took up most of the north side.
Who Is Really in Charge of Your Medical Group? – Podcast
Some leaders of hospital-based groups, and I use the term “leader” broadly, believe that their groups are a function of the hospital. If the hospital no longer wants to contract with them, then that would be it, they’d simply pull the plug on the group.
Thoughts on Surgery Center Development and Operations – Podcast
You probably already know that it is my firm belief that hospitals, at least as we know them, are basically dead. They just don’t know it yet. What I mean is that the majority of surgery cases are going to be shifting out of hospitals.
Physician Talks Out of His (not)Mouth – Brags of Kickbacks
A physician openly bragged about kickbacks, highlighting the continuing legal and reputational risks that medical group leaders cannot ignore.
Thoughts on Surgery Center Development and Operations – Success in Motion
Ride along as Mark talks about some issues pertaining to developing and operating a surgery center.