Ride along with Mark as he discusses the real lesson of proposed physician fee schedule cuts.
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Why Hope and Fear Drive (Stupid) Deals – Podcast
I see too many deals that are hatched from the evil twins of self-inflicted human nature: fear and hope.
Why the Middleman?
Throughout most industries the middleman is disappearing.
Direct Contracting by Physicians and Medical Groups – Medical Group Minute
Ebay and Craigslist have disintermediated the classified section in the newspaper, which used to be the largest moneymaker in that business. The newspaper as middleman has been put to bed for the last time.
Medicare’s 4.48% Fee Schedule Cut and Biden’s 4.1% Pay Raise For Federal Employees
Neither you nor I can know whether the government’s schizophrenia is part of a great plan to create a healthcare crisis that only “universal healthcare” will resolve, or whether it’s simply incompetence…
Why Hope and Fear Drive (Stupid) Deals – Medical Group Minute
I see too many deals that are hatched from the evil twins of self-inflicted human nature: fear and hope.
CMS Cuts Payments to Hospital Outpatient Clinics by 40% and Boosts Independent Physician Practice and Physician-Owned Facilities – Podcast
In one fell swoop, CMS pulled the rug out from under hospital control of physician practice, rendering many, if not almost all, hospital outpatient clinics unprofitable.
CMS Cuts Payments to Hospital Outpatient Clinics by 40% and Boosts Independent Physician Practice and Physician-Owned Facilities
In one fell swoop, CMS pulled the rug out from under hospital control of physician practice, rendering many, if not almost all, hospital outpatient clinics unprofitable. But this isn’t a story about hospitals. It’s a story about the positive impact the change will make on opportunities for physicians, both in connection with independent medical practices…
Direct Contracting – Part 2: Clear Your Mind of the Lies That Bind (Your Thinking) – Medical Group Minute
Direct contracting can be used as a strategy to deflect the negotiating pressure of payors, especially down-stream middlemen such as IPAs and risk bearing medical groups.
Direct Contracting – Part 2: Clear Your Mind of the Lies That Bind (Your Thinking) – Podcast
: If you saw one dead raccoon, does that mean that all raccoons are dead?





