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.
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Ride along with Mark as he shares his opinion on the OIG’s revised rules for opinions.
Compliance isn't the purchase of a plan or even the adoption of a plan; compliance is an ongoing process.
You can see why it’s so tempting for unscrupulous hospital CEOs to offer kickbacks to physicians.
Ride along with Mark as he discusses how “fair market value” compensation will gut your future, and what to do about it.
Here, courtesy of Tenet Healthcare and two terminated cardiologists is a lesson about firing physicians . . . and, when not to.
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Over the years, I have dealt with many hospital CEOs that I thought were criminals. In fact, I have dealt with some who were indicted, and, in at least one case, a CEO who later became a long-term “guest” in the Gray Bar Hotel.
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Let’s say you are the leader of a medical group. It could be a small group of a handful of physicians. Or, you could be the President and CEO of a 600 or 6,000 provider group. It does not make any difference.
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Over the years, I have dealt with many hospital CEOs that I thought were criminals. In fact, I have dealt with some who were indicted, and, in at least one case, a CEO who later became a long-term “guest” in the Gray Bar Hotel.
In a move reminiscent of prohibition-era crime fighter Eliot Ness, the U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a coordinated enforcement action against 345 alleged healthcare criminals, including over 100 physicians and other licensed (for now) healthcare professionals, in 51 judicial districts.
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