In my experience, most kickback schemes are not as brazen as this. They involve fewer numbers of people and, sometimes, behavior that is more easily rationalized by the participants as “sort of legal”.
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Was the Cure Worse Than the Disease? Surprise Medical Billing and U.S. Anesthesia Partners v. UnitedHealthcare – Podcast
There is nothing inherently fair in the notion of paying a purported “fair fee”. If there were, insurers would never have been in favor of it.
Insurers Help Themselves By Helping You Help Patients . . . At Your ASC – Podcast
Need a marketing consultant to help grow your ASC? You might want to check with your carriers first.
State Board and Hospital Recommend Against Better Care at a Lower Cost to Consumers – Podcast
Chalk up a victory for less care at higher prices. Hey, aren’t those two of the Anti-Triple Aim?
Surgeon and Controlled Companies Pay $4.5 Million Settlement Months After Medtronic Pays $9.21 Million Tip (Settlement) For Meals at the Surgeon’s Restaurant – Podcast
Well, the story as told by the Government is a familiar one: They allege that the events were payments to benefit Dr. Asfora and induce him to use Medtronic’s SynchroMed II intrathecal infusion pumps.
Why Blindly Copying Rarely Works – Podcast
It was perhaps the funniest healthcare headline ever: “Zimmer Biomet to combine spine, dental businesses to form company called NewCo.”
Adopting the Contingency Mindset to Improve Your Business – Podcast
How would your reorganize your medical practice, healthcare business, and relationships if you were paid only for successful outcomes, no matter how they are measured?
Surgeon Gets Just Desserts for Healthcare Fraud – Podcast
What is 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.
Don’t Do the Crime if You Can’t Do the Time as Hospital CEO – Podcast
Over the years, I have dealt with many hospital CEOs that I thought were criminals. In fact, I have dealt with some who were indicted, and, in at least one case, a CEO who later became a long-term “guest” in the Gray Bar Hotel.
IBM Might Be Kicking Watson Health to the Curb: The Danger in Big Data – Podcast
Big data and business decision making, especially in your practice, are two very different things.