Certainly, Oregon is a small state in terms of medical practice, but what’s happened in Oregon could, and some say will, spread across the country.
Tag: corporate
Advanced Practice Providers Aren’t Necessarily the Grout For the Physician Gap
Supervisory requirements aren’t just administrative niceties; they’re the difference between compliant practice and a lawsuit waiting to happen.
BOI: The Latest
On March 21, 2025, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), the agency charged with enforcing the CTA, issued a new interim final rule removing the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information under the Corporate Transparency Act.
BOI Rollercoaster: Government Pauses Enforcement of BOI Filing Deadlines
FinCEN states that it will issue a new interim final rule by March 21st that extends BOI reporting deadlines, provides new guidance and clarity, and reduces the regulatory burden.
On Strike. Physician Unionization and the Further Commoditization of Medical Practice.
Over the past several weeks, I’ve seen multiple posts and comments on LinkedIn about the horrors of practicing as a cog in the wheel of Big Medicine, employment schemes facetiously referred to as “medical groups” by their health system or insurance company owners.
BOI oh BOI: Reporting Under the Corporate Transparency Act is Back On . . . Sort Of
Is the government hard of hearing? Business likes certainty. Apparently, the government heard that as business likes uncertainty. So, although, as I’ll mention in a moment, mandatory BOI reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act is now back on, it might not be for long. The immediately prior nationwide injunction against mandatory BOI reporting, in place…
Who Really Needs Whom? Hospitals and Employed Physicians.
By the early years of the 20th Century, hospitals became large healthcare factories due to the size and expense of what was then cutting edge technology…
Leaving Big Medicine? Look Before You Leap.
Fueled by the failure of large medical groups, the disappointments of hospital employment, and the ratcheting down of care by private equity…
“I Thought They Loved Me!” Is No Defense For the Spurned and Burned “Friendly Physician”
The “friendly physician.” Boy, is that’s a term of art or, perhaps better said, of artifice.
It’s Not Hotel California, But Many Physicians Feel Trapped. – Medical Group Minute
According to 2023 reports, by 2021, nearly 70% of physicians were employed by hospitals or investor-owned corporations.