A side deal entered into by a single physician-owner can have consequences beyond that individual’s interests, and affect the group as a whole.
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The AI Time Bomb In Your Contracts
AI is creating new risks involving data ownership, liability, and governance that many medical groups have never addressed in their contracts or policies.
Always Be Contracting
Many physician groups view contract negotiations as something that happens every few years. In reality, negotiations never stop. The conversations, metrics, and decisions taking place today may determine the terms of your next hospital agreement.
Stop Treating Your BAA Like Toilet Paper
Most healthcare organizations sign Business Associate Agreements simply to satisfy HIPAA requirements. That’s a mistake. A well-drafted BAA does far more than check a compliance box. It allocates risk, determines responsibility after a breach, and protects your medical group’s financial and operational interests.
Anesthesia Contracting and Financial Compensation – A Conversation with Shena Scott, MBA, FACMPE
Mark F. Weiss sat down to chat with Shena Scott, a well-known healthcare consultant whose practice focuses heavily on working with anesthesia groups. Mark and Shena discussed coverage compensation, AKA “stipend support”, staffing levels, and other issues pertaining to exclusive contracting.
You’re Not Negotiating What You Think You Are
Physician groups often believe they’re negotiating price when, in reality, they’re negotiating value, positioning, and long-term relationships. The groups that succeed understand that contracts aren’t commodity transaction, and that the outcome is shaped long before negotiations begin.
How to Escape the Factory-ification of Healthcare
Many physicians leave hospital or private‑equity owned practices only to recreate the same factory model they wanted to escape. Real differentiation comes from rejecting throughput medicine in favor of human‑centered care.
The FTC Just Told You Exactly What It’s Looking For. Is Your Noncompete on the List?
The FTC has abandoned a blanket ban on noncompetes, but is aggressively enforcing them in healthcare. What physician groups and physicians need to know now.
AI Isn’t Going to Replace Your Radiologists. It’s Going to Reprice Them.
AI won’t replace radiologists, but it will change throughput, FTE math, and leverage in hospital contracts. Groups that ignore this will lose negotiating ground.
The Anesthesia Workforce Shortage Is Your Group’s Negotiating Leverage (If You Know How to Use It)
Nearly 30% of anesthesiologists are projected to leave practice by 2033, creating a workforce shortage hospitals can’t ignore. Mark explores how anesthesia groups can turn that reality into real negotiating leverage — before the window closes.