The tides come in and out, ties get wider then narrower then wider again, and society cycles round and round from “me” to “we.”
Hospital-Centric Healthcare
Bamboozled Over the “Cure” for Balance Billing – Podcast
I just read an article on Modern Healthcare’s website about balance billing in the out-of-network context.
Amorality of Institutions – An Additional Argument for Physician Control of Hospitals – Podcast
People, not institutions, are capable of morality. At best, institutions are amoral. At worst, they are immoral.
Watch What You Negotiate For
The key is to adopt both a short term and a long term view of your business.
Uncertainty and Medical Group Future – Shall We Sell or Not? – Success in Motion
Uncertainty And Medical Group Future – Shall We Sell Or Not?
Climate Change and Hospital-Controlled Medicine
When hospital alignment fails to meet expectations, the first step is telling the truth, and the next may be rebuilding independent practice.
Bamboozled Over the “Cure” for Balance Billing
The fact is that the farther we get away from market based concepts, the more the political hacks masquerading as economists screw with market balance, the more it’s obvious that there are no mandated or political solutions. There are only mandated or political tradeoffs.
Hospital Turns $1 Million of Collections Into $24 Million of Potential False Claims Act Liability
$1 million in collections triggered $24 million in potential FCA liability. Learn how missteps can escalate into massive legal exposure.
Hospital Greed Trumps Competition And Patient Care
Hospitals claim physician ownership is a conflict, but not when they employ physicians. The real fight isn’t ethics. It’s control.
Physician Subsidiary Entity – Aligned or A’lying? – Medical Group Minute
The physician subsidiary entity is a physician alignment model sold as a kinder, gentler, freer alternative to direct hospital employment.

