Socialism is alive and well, and I’m not simply talking about the socialistic charade of Hugo Chavez.
Many predicted that the financial behemoths run by the smartest guys in the room would swallow up every physician on the planet.
Every new, and every existing, financial relationship with anyone or any entity with which physicians and other healthcare providers do business must be vetted or re-vetted in light of today’s enforcement reality.
ASCs can be great investments for physicians – as long as they’re real. But if all they are are rainbows, unicorns, and clear blue skies, then you’d better stay away.
Ride along with Mark and learn about the importance of preparing for contractual negotiation.
Most people don’t like throwing good money after bad in a contract dispute.
Criminal and, at least, serious civil, liability lurks in many neat neighborhoods. Create your own neighborhood watch to make sure that it’s not lurking behind your medical group’s otherwise metaphorical neat lawn.
Anita Roddick, the late founder of the highly successful natural cosmetics chain, The Body Shop, which she sold to the cosmetic giant L’Oréal for $1.1 billion, was a tremendously driven entrepreneur and an extreme social and political activist.
In cases such as these the usual process is for prosecutors to follow the web of the alleged conspiracy.
All provisions in a contract are intended to be enforced.