What appears to the unknowing and unsuspecting to be a normal day-to-day business transaction is really something quite different.
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A Not So Love Triangle: When PE Met AKS Who Met Stark
It’s not quite when Harry Met Sally. As you certainly know, there’s been a flood of investor money, notably private equity money, it into many medical specialties over the last decade. Depending on what specialty you’re in, private equity investment is just beginning to ramp up. For example, I’m seeing an uptick in deals in…
Tastes Like Chicken. Smells Like Fraud. – Medical Group Minute
What appears to the unknowing and unsuspecting to be a normal day-to-day business transaction is really something quite different.
No More Walk in the Park for Convicted Forest Park Defendants – Medical Group Minute
One thing’s for certain, it will be no more walk in the park for the seven defendants convicted for their roles in a bribe and kickback scheme.
Does More Financial Pressure on Hospitals Signal the Return of Questionable Medical Directorships? – Podcast
In the Wild West days of the 1980s and 90s, it wasn’t uncommon to see as many medical directors receiving stipends from a hospital as there are aspirins in a Costco-size bottle.
“But Everyone’s Doing It!!” Not a Great Defense to Compliance Violations – Medical Group Minute
There are tremendous opportunities in the market, opportunities that you can exploit.
Tastes Like Chicken. Smells Like Fraud.
When most people think of kickback schemes in the healthcare context, they immediately go to notions of payments to physicians for referrals. Now, that’s not an unwarranted assumption because, unfortunately, much of the history of the application of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute involves physician-referral issues. Within large medical groups, and similarly within physician-owned facilities such…
No More Walk in the Park for Convicted Forest Park Defendants – Podcast
One thing’s for certain, it will be no more walk in the park for the seven defendants convicted for their roles in a bribe and kickback scheme.
Listen in to a Kickback Conversation – Podcast
Depending on the circumstances, there might be ways to legally structure deal participation on the part of referring physicians.
But Does It Work in the Real World? Second Order Thinking and Perfect Legal Structure. – Podcast
Listen while Mark discusses how you can apply real-world strategic thinking to legal and business decision-making.