Laugh about it or cry about it, the bottom line is the same: they are cutting costs by moving all cases that can be moved out of the hospital out of the hospital. Where does that leave you?
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Spread Your Risk – Success in Motion
Relax and ride along with Mark and listen to why you must spread your risk.
Felonious Forest Park Physicians Freighted off to Federal Prison – Medical Group Minute
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.
There’s Never Been Safety in Hospital Employment – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark for a reminder about the danger of a “sure thing” as it pertains to hospital-based employment.
Avoiding a Self-Defeating Negotiation Mistake – Medical Group Minute
Have you ever allowed the negotiating rug to be pulled out from under you? Or even worse, have you helped the other side pull the negotiating rug from out under you?
Enlisting Outside Leverage – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark as he discusses the concept of potentially outsourcing leverage in the context of negotiations.
Was the Cure Worse Than the Disease? Surprise Medical Billing and U.S. Anesthesia Partners v. UnitedHealthcare – Medical Group Minute
There’s nothing inherently fair in this notion of paying a purported “fair fee”. If there were, insurers would never have been in favor of it.
The Other Final Four: Hospital Executives Sentenced to Prison – Medical Group Minute
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”.
Insurers Help Themselves By Helping You Help Patients…At Your ASC – Medical Group Minute
Procedures that previously could be performed, meaning performed and reimbursed, only in a hospital setting, whether inpatient or outpatient, can now be performed in an ASC.
State Board and Hospital Recommend Against Better Care at a Lower Cost to Consumers – Medical Group Minute
Chalk up a victory for less care at higher prices. Hey, aren’t those two of the Anti-Triple Aim?