My friend Steve had a paper route, delivering the LA Times on his bike early in the morning.
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Payor Contracting is a Process, Not an Event
My friend Steve had a paper route, delivering the LA Times on his bike early in the morning. For Steve, delivering the paper wasn’t a one time event, say just on February 16, 1964. It was an every day, Monday through Sunday task. Your group’s or facility’s negotiation of payor contracts is no more of…
Kickback Disguise Schemes: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave – Medical Group Minute
“Psst! Send me some referrals. I can’t pay you directly, so I’ll pay your spouse.”
Kickback Disguise Schemes: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave
“Psst! Send me some referrals. I can’t pay you directly, so I’ll pay your spouse.” “Hey, keep your voice down. Send me some referrals. I can’t pay you directly, so set up an LLC and I’ll pay it.” Oh, what a tangled web we weavewhen first we practice to deceive! I doubt that Sir Walter…
Artists, Patient Satisfaction, and the Creation of Something Out of Nothing
They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So, too, is patient satisfaction.
Physician Goes to Jail in Referral Scheme
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.
RBRVS and “Units” Are Not a True Measure of Value
RBRVS and unit billing measure physician effort—not actual value. Focus on health outcomes, not just procedure counts.