Although no one is going to do time as a result of thinking that wet sidewalks cause rain, in the case of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, confusion over correlation can put you in jail.
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After having represented medical groups with a particular emphasis on hospital-based groups for 30 years, it has become strikingly clear that what distinguishes the most successful groups, from the great majority of the mediocre.
There are stupid questions. And there are certainly stupid statements. But even so, they often present a kernel of wisdom for your taking.
There is no such thing as static demand for services over a contract’s multi-year term, and it’s a fool’s bet, yet one many take, to believe that one can place a set value on total fair market value.
Cars go in reverse. So do ceiling fans and electric drills. But did you know that kickbacks go in reverse, too, and that there’s no safe harbor for that?
It’s no secret that hospital-based medical groups, particularly anesthesia and radiology groups, are experiencing significant trouble recruiting and retaining their professional staff due to increasing compensation demands combined with declining reimbursement.
In your search to understand risk, don’t fall for the simple heuristic that bigger is better.
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.
In your search to understand risk, don’t fall for the simple heuristic that bigger is better.
Value is what’s important to your customer. Not to you.
