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Aetna Health v. Radiology Partners and the Danger of Pass-Through Billing

Mark — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:18:22 +0000

There are, depending upon the particular arrangement, potential end runs around contractual pass-through billing prohibitions, but they are highly fact specific and technical.

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What if No One Wants to Buy the Hospital Before it Closes? 2 More MA Hospitals to Shutter Soon

Mark — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:19:43 +0000

No matter what you think the odds are that the hospital at which you practice or office next to will survive for another 50 years, it would be wise to hedge your bet.

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Physician Behind Bars for Referrals: Kickbacks, Bribes, and Mail Fraud – Podcast

Mark — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 12:29:00 +0000

Every new, and every existing, financial relationship with anyone or any entity with which physicians and other healthcare providers do business must be vetted or re-vetted in light of today’s enforcement reality.

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It’s National Kickback Day! (Sort of like Groundhog Day, But More Expensive) – Medical Group Minute

Mark — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:21:00 +0000

Sometimes, I think it's Groundhog Day.

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It’s National Kickback Day! (Sort of like Groundhog Day, But More Expensive) – Podcast

Mark — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 08:38:00 +0000

Sometimes, I think it's Groundhog Day.

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It’s National Kickback Day! (Sort of like Groundhog Day, But More Expensive)

Mark — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:14:52 +0000

Explore the complexities of kickback schemes and learn how to navigate the legal landscape in healthcare effectively.

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Deal School: Term and Termination

Mark — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 07:38:00 +0000

What’s the difference between a three-year agreement and a 23 year agreement? And yes, it’s a trick question.

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264 Bed Hospital to Shed All Beds and Reopen as Freestanding Emergency Room

Mark — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:47:31 +0000

Pick your partners wisely. Spread your risk among opportunities.

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Felonious Forest Park Physicians Freighted Off To Federal Prison – Podcast

Mark — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:00:00 +0000

One thing is 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 related to referring patients to Forest Park Hospital, a now defunct chain of Texas facilities.

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Felonious Forest Park Physicians Freighted off to Federal Prison – Medical Group Minute

Mark — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

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Felonious Forest Park Physicians Freighted Off To Federal Prison

Mark — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 11:00:00 +0000

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Does Your Group Own Its Future or Are You Merely Renting It? – Podcast

Mark — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000

In reality, the "CEO" never really owned his business. He was simply its caretaker. He just realized it a bit too late.

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Does Your Group Own Its Future or Are You Merely Renting It? – Medical Group Minute

Mark — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000

In reality, the "CEO" never really owned his business. He was simply its caretaker. He just realized it a bit too late.

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How to Avoid a $46 Million Plus Compliance Mistake – Podcast

Mark — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Listen to Mark discuss a recent lawsuit which resulted in a $500,000 plus settlement by Sac Cardio and a $30 million plus settlement by Sutter in regard to their relationship.

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Doctor Exclaims, “I Wasn’t The Target, So Why Are They Gunning For Me?” – Podcast

Mark — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0000

As I always say, think like a carpenter and measure twice (or even thrice), vetting each deal carefully with healthcare counsel, before cutting once, cutting your own neck, that is.

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Free Stay Out of Jail Pass – Podcast

Mark — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Remind yourself that, as you watch this today and three weeks from today when you remember to pull out your get out of jail free card, that physicians like you are sitting in their cells today and that you don’t want to join them.

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How to Avoid a $46 Million Plus Compliance Mistake – Medical Group Minute

Mark — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Of the various claims made, that lawsuit resulted in a $500,000 plus settlement by Sac Cardio and a $30 million plus settlement by Sutter in regard to their relationship.

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Free Stay Out of Jail Pass – Medical Group Minute

Mark — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 11:00:00 +0000

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Doctor Exclaims, “I Wasn’t The Target, So Why Are They Gunning For Me?” – Medical Group Minute

Mark — Wed, 27 May 2020 16:54:00 +0000

As I always say, think like a carpenter and measure twice (or even thrice), vetting each deal carefully with healthcare counsel, before cutting once, cutting your own neck, that is.

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Doctor Exclaims, “I Wasn’t The Target, So Why Are They Gunning For Me?”

Mark — Mon, 04 May 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Perhaps the target wasn't Day-Glo orange, but the wound was life changing, if not life threatening.

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Free Stay Out of Jail Pass

Mark — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Remind yourself that the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) prohibits offering, paying, soliciting, or receiving remuneration to induce referrals of items or services covered by Medicare, TRICARE, and other federally funded programs.

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How to Avoid a $46 Million-Plus Compliance Mistake

Mark — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:00:00 +0000

What do you get when you cross a compliance officer with a whistleblower?

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A Not So Love Triangle: When PE Met AKS Who Met Stark

Mark — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 17:51:20 +0000

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...

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No More Walk in the Park for Convicted Forest Park Defendants – Medical Group Minute

Mark — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:32:05 +0000

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.

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No More Walk in the Park for Convicted Forest Park Defendants – Podcast

Mark — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:17:33 +0000

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.

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No More Walk in the Park for Convicted Forest Park Defendants

Mark — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:31:39 +0000

Forest Park was a Texas chain of beautifully constructed hospitals. Operative word: was. Beneath the veneer of great architecture and beautiful interior design was, so federal prosecutors alleged, a decrepit scheme involving questionable marketing agreements and multiple types of fake arrangements from “consulting contracts” to “leases” and even fake companies. The alleged aim? Referrals of...

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What Happens When Your Medical Group Gets De-Platformed? – Success in Motion

Mark — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:30:36 +0000

We hear about people being de-platformed from social media sites. But are you ready for when your medical practice or medical group is de-platformed in a far more destructive way?

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Physician Behind Bars for Referrals: Kickbacks, Bribes, and Mail Fraud

Mark — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:00:44 +0000

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Nosocomial Infection Consumes Hospital! Stop the Spread to Your Practice – Medical Group Minute

Mark — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 16:00:28 +0000

We usually think of nosocomial infection, one contracted from the environment or staff of a healthcare facility.

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Nosocomial Infection Consumes Hospital! Stop The Spread To Your Practice – Podcast

Mark — Thu, 19 May 2016 16:00:24 +0000

We usually think of nosocomial infection, one contracted from the environment or staff of a healthcare facility, in terms of the impact on patients.

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Nosocomial Infection Consumes Hospital! Stop the Spread to Your Practice.

Mark — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:00:13 +0000

We plan our business ventures to succeed and that’s a good thing. But at the same time, or at least for more than just a few moments, you should also think about planning for failure. Not of your business, but of the hospital to which it’s linked. The idea is to avoid the spread of infection to your business.

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Physician Goes to Jail in Referral Scheme

Mark — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:00:38 +0000

From cash kickbacks to the company model to phony leases, deals between referring physicians and those physicians and facilities receiving referrals are subject to increasing scrutiny.

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Do You See Your Group as It Is or as You Wish It Were? – Medical Group Minute

Mark — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:00:14 +0000

Are you wearing a metaphorical pair of Blu-Blocker sunglasses?

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Does Your Group Own Its Future or Are You Merely Renting It?

Mark — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:00:59 +0000

In reality, the "CEO" never really owned his business. He was simply its caretaker. He just realized it a bit too late.

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