Kickback problems are like approaching traffic. Swerving to avoid them might lead you right into their path.
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For Whom the Whistle Blows: Texas County Hospital Settles False Claims Act Suit – Podcast
Once again, this case demonstrates that simple, facial reliance on safe harbors under the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark do not guaranty safety for either hospitals or their physician employees and subcontractors.
How To Use Red Teams to Strengthen Your Business – Podcast
You can use a red team strategy to discover your medical group’s weaknesses and to correct them before someone else takes advantage of them.
What a Long-Dead Copywriter Knew About Medical Group Success – Podcast
Robert Collier, one of the fathers of direct mail advertising, famously advised copywriters to enter the conversation already going on within the customer’s mind.
Why You Need to Hack Yourself – Medical Group Minute
Learn why, just like a squirrel that escapes being eaten by a dog today, your medical group’s odds of long term survival might not be so great.
21 Doctors, Plus Pharmacists and Practice Managers, Charged in $40 Million Kickback Scheme
Last week, the California Insurance Commissioner and the Orange County District Attorney shut down a $40 million fraudulent medical billing and kickback operation by filing criminal charges against 21 doctors plus 5 others: pharmacists and purported “medical group management company” owners. Involved are Tanya Moreland King and her husband Christopher King, the owners of medical…
Why Make It So Easy for Your Competitors? – Medical Group Minute
I left several messages in the afternoon to see if my car was ready. No one returned my call.
Compounding the Kickback Problem – Podcast
Compounding pharmaceuticals, specific drugs for specific patients, offers tremendous benefit. The problems arise when the benefit is for the prescribing physician. Then, we’re dealing with analyses under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), the Stark Law, and their state law counterparts.
A Good Reason and the Real Reason for Restricting Physician Owned Hospitals – Medical Group Minute
To paraphrase J.P. Morgan, we always have two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.
Why You Need to Hack Yourself
Do you remember the first time that you heard a playback of your recorded voice? You were probably surprised. “Is that really how I sound?” Yes, it is. As if audio isn’t harsh enough, I remember the first time we shot one of the Wisdom. Applied. videos. I was convinced that the saying that the…