Few doubt that things need fixing in healthcare. But many, from DIYer docs to industry leaders, suffer from being inside an echo chamber.
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The BS MSO: Kickbacks Disguised as Investments Snare Another Round of Settlements
The Department of Justice just announced more than six million dollars in settlements with a former lab CEO, seven marketers, and two physicians. Their alleged wrong? Turning the concept of the “Management Services Organization” into a pay-to-play operation.
The Crisis Caused By the Lack of Crisis Planning.
Although any particular crisis can’t be predicted, classes of crisis are capable of prediction and, even if that is not true of a specific situation, the way in which your group or business will respond to a crisis can, should, and must be planned far in advance.
More On Overturning the No Surprises Act
It you haven’t yet read it, see my December 16, 2024, post, Now’s The Time to Overturn the No Surprises Act, for part 1 of this thread.
When that post was published on LinkedIn, my friend James Prudden commented, asking me how patients would be protected if the No Surprises Act were repealed. Here’s my response to James.
Now’s The Time to Overturn the No Surprises Act
Re-frame the issue for what it really is: Surprise physician services stealing. Now’s the time for the No Surprises Act, and each state counterpart, to go.
Probably the Most Valuable Anti-Kickback Lesson of All Time
Although no one is going to do time as a result of thinking that wet sidewalks cause rain, in the case of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, confusion over correlation can put you in jail.
Thanksgiving — Be Grateful for Competitors Like This.
There are stupid questions. And there are certainly stupid statements. But even so, they often present a kernel of wisdom for your taking.
Why Reverse Kickbacks Can Send You Back Up the River
Cars go in reverse. So do ceiling fans and electric drills. But did you know that kickbacks go in reverse, too, and that there’s no safe harbor for that?
Making the Bet Without Knowing the Odds – The Risk of “Large” – Podcast
In your search to understand risk, don’t fall for the simple heuristic that bigger is better.
Perhaps “Change Healthcare” Was Always A Cry For Help? The Two Real Lessons of the Change Healthcare Cyber Attack Debacle. – Medical Group Minute
The financial impact was immediate and momentous: Neither new nor existing claims, nor payment for them, could be processed.