Ride along with Mark as he discusses the everlong legal battle between two industry giants.
Tag: emergency
With the tip of the hat to T.S. Eliot, the world for Community Regional Anesthesia Medical Group (CRAMG) ended on June 16, 2021, not with a bang but a whimper.
Another week, another hospital closes. Well, at least one.
Another week, another hospital closes. Well, at least one.
Yes, this is a popular topic for the blog, because each additional hospital closure underscores the risk for physicians and medical groups that don’t spread risk. The lesson applies to both hospital-based and office-based physicians, although not necessarily equally.
Back in October, 2020, I wrote, in a post called City Loses Hospitals Like We Lose Our Keys…
Quick quiz: If a patient or a payor has the choice of having a procedure performed (A) on a hospital inpatient basis, or (B) on an outpatient basis, then, assuming it’s safe to perform that procedure on that patient in either setting, at which setting will it be performed?
There’s lots of advice out there suggesting single track “cures” to the cash crunch that many medical groups and facilities are experiencing as a result of the coronavirus economic crisis.
Ah, the buffet of public spending Congress has rolled out in this glorious year 2020. But you, doctor, weren’t so lucky.
Walmart is famous for its slogan “Save Money. Live Better.” It’s no surprise that the slogan is aimed at the customer. But what about the supplier?
Evolutionary psychologists say that the reason we see a stick on the trail ahead of us as a snake is that it’s far better for our survival to see sticks as snakes than snakes as sticks.