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The Combination to Joint Ventures – Medical Group Minute
When we talk about joint ventures in healthcare, we tend to think of illegality.
Kickback Disguise Schemes: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave
Attempting to hide healthcare kickbacks through third parties is a losing strategy. One case shows just how costly that mistake can be.
What You Would Have Learned If Only You’d Attended
Deal structure. Governance. M&A.
Those were among the subjects of this past weekend’s Advanced Institute For Anesthesia Practice Management in Las Vegas, the premier national conference on actionable anesthesia business issues.
Healthcare Executives in Prison – Podcast
As hospitals gather more power courtesy of Obamacare, some are becoming more daring in terms of extracting cash from non-aligned physicians who don’t control referrals.
Office Sharing: Turning Share Mates Into Cell Mates
All you wanted to do was to share office space, not cell space. Plan accordingly, the devil is in the details.
The Combination to Joint Ventures
When we talk about joint ventures in healthcare, we tend to think of illegality, as in “suspect joint venture,” the pejorative term crafted by the OIG.
Why Your Practice Should Flow Like Water
Water might travel well in the aqueduct channel. But unless it’s spread outside of it, the crops won’t grow.
Physician Goes to Jail in Referral Scheme
From cash kickbacks to the company model to phony leases, deals between referring physicians and those physicians and facilities receiving referrals are subject to increasing scrutiny.
Here’s What Happens When Physician Alignment Is Out of Line
Last October, a federal trial court ordered Tuomey Healthcare System to pay approximately $237 million as a result of Stark Law failures that gave rise to a False Claims Act violation.