Unlike most medical groups and even most hospital systems, Amazon is bursting with dollars and with the energy to aim for the fences and to keep swinging away.
Customer Service: Not Enough. Too Much. Hardly Ever Just Right. – Podcast
Obviously, there’s balance to be had. Some customer service is expected. Other customer service delights.
Why You Must Control the Context to Influence the Outcome – Medical Group Minute
Oftentimes the value of something relates to the environment in which it is presented.
Free Services (Like Medical Directorships) Are Slippery Slide to Compliance Hell – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark as he discusses how competing via providing free services, such as uncompensated medical directorships, or giving into a facility’s demand for free services, is a violation of the federal anti-kickback statute.
Got an Extra $1 Billion? What Wall Street Fines Signal For HIPAA Compliance.
What prohibitions have you put in place to monitor your staff’s use of both personal devices and apps which fly beneath the radar of privacy and security law compliance?
Stranger Blows the Whistle – Expanded False Claims Danger – Podcast
An outsider with no knowledge of any single fraudulent claim brings a False Claims Act suit.
Government Created Healthcare Shortages Courtesy Of Elected Morons And Bureaucrat Fools – Medical Group Minute
Politicians legislate to correct a problem (and then bask in the glory of having taken action) but never truly consider what problems they create when they enacted the legislation.
Stop Playing It Safe – Success in Motion
Your parents and teachers probably taught you to play it safe. Listen to Mark tell you not to.
What a $24.3 Million Judgment Tells You About a Potential Tool to Fight Unfair Awards of Exclusive Contracts
An interesting case illustrates a potential new tool in the arsenal to fight against fixed hospital exclusive contracts and, potentially, against the consultants who helped put lipstick on the pig. Many hospital-based groups have been there: the situation in which a longstanding relationship with a hospital, whether or not via exclusive contract, is disrupted, in…
FMV Is No More Anti-Kickback Compliance Than Ground Pepper Is Pot Roast – Podcast
Structuring a payment or a transaction such that the deal is at fair market value is not the be-all and end-all of AKS compliance.