Many medical groups, certainly many hospital-based groups but, increasingly, even office-based groups, view themselves as simply providing a “service” for the hospital.
Tag: facility
Allegations of Underpaid Debt Lands Big Healthcare Players in Whistleblower Hell – Podcast
When physicians think about allegations of kickbacks in the context of large insurers, it’s generally related to how a carrier’s internal “claims cops” have alleged that some physician or other provider engaged in a kickback scheme…
Beware of False Bilateral Choices – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark as he discusses two examples of false bilateral choices for physicians and medical groups prevalent in healthcare thinking today.
Another Hospital System Settles Whistleblower Allegations That Outpatients Were “Turned Into” Inpatients
Alchemists struggled without success for centuries attempting to turn lead into gold. Will hospitals struggle that long in their quest to turn outpatients into inpatients? Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. (“Prime”), headquartered in Ontario, California, and Prime’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Prem Reddy. On February 14, 2019, the Department of Justice announced that Prime…
4.89 Billion (Dollar) Reasons for Physicians To Love Owning Surgery Centers – Podcast
Yes, 4.89 billion reasons for you, if you are a physician who owns or is thinking about owning a surgery center (“ASC”). And, yes, each of them is green. Green as in a dollar bill.
Hospital CEO Blames (Almost) His Dog for Eating His Homework . . . I Mean Profits – Medical Group Minute
Mark discusses how a hospital CEO passes blame to an “aggressive, direct competitor” for the downturn in his facility’s patient volume.
What You Need to Know About the High Cost of 15 Minutes of Fame, HIPAA Edition – Podcast
A little bit more than 15 minutes of fame, just cost three Boston area hospitals, Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital, a collective $999,000.
Augmented Unreality and Medical Group Success
What’s real?
Last year, while having dinner at a conference, I sat across from two women – I’ll give a quick shout-out to Judy and Devona without identifying them by their last names, in case they don’t want the shout-out.
How Many Felonies Have You Committed Today? – Medical Group Minute
How many compliance related crimes have you or your colleagues or employees committed today?
Far Too “Friendly Physician” Pleads Guilty in $60 Million Healthcare Fraud – Medical Group Minute
What’s your medical license worth?