It’s not quite like life imitating art, but it’s probably as close to it as I’m going to see today. I just read a puff piece sponsored by Bank of America, pricey click bait for hospital CFOs, that supposedly features a roundtable “conversation” among (oxymoron warning) forward-looking hospital CFOs. Apparently, these CFOs have just realized […]
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Sit back and listen to Mark talk about Vermont’s war on patient care, freedom, and freestanding facilities.
The Sioux City Journal reported last week (on 12/29/17) that a hospital-physician joint venture ASC, Pierce Street Same Day Surgery, filed suit to enforce covenants not to compete against a number of current and former physician investors. Pierce Street is also suing the medical group, Tri-State Specialists, owned by some of the individual physician defendants. […]
Across the county in nearly every industry, large companies are laying off full time workers and are turning to staffing companies which, in turn hire what amount to temps, many on a part time basis.
Ride along with Mark as he questions who’s accrediting the accreditors, even the biggest one of all, the Joint Commission.
All-Points Bulletin: Be on the lookout for the following suspect: No race. No sex. No height. No weight. Approximately zero to 6 years of age. Name unknown. Alias: Suspect Joint Venture. If seen, contact OIG or DOJ. Or, just blow the whistle and claim a bounty. As healthcare moves from the hospital setting to an […]
Shh! We’re eavesdropping right now on a discussion between two healthcare executives who’ve just identified an issue that needs to be resolved.
Shh! We’re eavesdropping right now on a discussion between two healthcare executives who’ve just identified an issue that needs to be resolved.
When we talk about joint ventures in healthcare, we tend to think of illegality.
For the most part, meetings are a waste of time. No, not all meetings. Just most of them. Like most of their cousins: “let’s form a committee” and “let’s investigate.”