In a Wall Street Journal piece published in last weekend’s Saturday/Sunday Nov. 11-12, 2017, edition, Ezekial Emanuel, M.D. of the University of Pennsylvania and other pursuits, wrote of the “hype of virtual medicine.” In particular, he cited studies that show that virtual medicine and high-tech health gadgets such as Fitbits accomplish nothing in regard to…
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Hundred Year Floods, “Worst Storm Ever,” and Protecting Your Business From the Future – Medical Group Minute
What is your medical group or business doing to prepare for a worse than “worse” case scenario?
Cooking Time = Negotiating Time
Each negotiation has its own timing, not one set by a standard recipe or by a clock on the wall or on the calendar, but one that can be, and should be, set by you.
Scan the Environment – Success in Motion
Whether you’re driving or walking (especially down the center of the street) you have to scan the environment.
Nosocomial Infection Consumes Hospital! Stop the Spread to Your Practice – Medical Group Minute
We usually think of nosocomial infection, one contracted from the environment or staff of a healthcare facility.
Will Your Copier or Medical Equipment Become a Whistleblower?
Dr. Bob, the group’s compliance officer, has HIPAA on his mind almost all the time, that is, when he’s not thinking about coding or Stark or the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. So he made sure that his notebook computer’s disk drive was encrypted. And, at the end of the computer’s useful life, he took care to…
Extrapolation: How the Government Turns One Alleged Bad Claim Into Thousands of Violations – Medical Group Minute
Compliance – it’s the multi-zillion dollar reason why your medical group’s or healthcare business venture’s efforts must constantly be tested, reviewed, and returned.
Aetna Obtains $37+ Million Judgment Against ASC Manager – Medical Group Minute
Earlier this year, a Santa Clara County, California jury awarded the insurer Aetna a $37,452,199.00 judgment in a lawsuit against Bay Area Surgical Management, LLC, a surgery center management company, a number of its managed ASCs, and three of Bay Area’s executives.
Rightsizing Your Medical Group – Success in Motion
Do you have the governance structure, policies, employment agreements, and other elements required to shift resources and reduce staff as well as expand it in face of shifting needs?
Hundred Year Floods, “Worst Storm Ever,” and Protecting Your Business From the Future
The sky just opened as I type this. Water is pouring down as if a fire hose broke a few feet above the roofline. If rain doesn’t start incrementally — little fractures of the clouds before the big great burst — why do we suppose that problems in business will always arise slowly such that…