The federal Anti-Kickback Statute (the “AKS”) makes it a crime to pay remuneration to induce a referral of a federal health care program patient. Many are familiar with the safe harbors, the exceptions, for physician employment agreements and for personal services contracts. But many mistakenly believe that simply following the “recipe” set out in those safe […]
Depending on whom you ask and whose data is available for analysis, 70 to 90 percent of all business combinations fail to increase owner value.
What story are you telling about your practice? Comment or contact me if you’d like to discuss this post. Mark F. Weiss www.weisspc.com
“Psst! Send me some referrals. I can’t pay you directly, so I’ll pay your spouse.” “Hey, keep your voice down. Send me some referrals. I can’t pay you directly, so set up an LLC and I’ll pay it.” Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive! I doubt that Sir […]
What story are you telling about your practice?
When things begin to go awry between hospitals and contracted medical groups, these are the sort of complaints that hospitals levy.
Walmart. Remember the highly publicized protests against their expansion? Imagine what it would have been like if the situation were flipped: What if Walmart protested about the unfairness of entrepreneurial businesses? They’d argue that it’s unfair that a local hardware store isn’t required to have a money losing photo center, that it’s unfair that small […]
Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.
This applies regardless of specialty or whether you are hospital-based or office-based. This applies whether you are in solo practice or with a group.
I have a friend, a physician, Tom, who’s always wanted to become a carpenter. Not the frame a house type carpenter, but one who builds beautiful cabinets and fine furniture. I’ve seen his work, and I can attest that he would have been the Leonardo Da Vinci of woodworkers. If you wouldn’t have gone into […]