Imagine a pharmacy operation so brazen that it paid doctors millions in kickbacks to prescribe compound creams mixed in the backroom by untrained teenagers—then billed the government as much as $16,000 per tube.
Tag: strategy
Why Bigger Hospitals May Actually Be More Fragile
In healthcare, size used to signal strength. Bigger meant more services, more specialists, more veritas. But what if all that bulk is actually a liability? Hospitals have gorged on acquisitions—buying up physician practices, merging with competitors, and adding layers of complexity. But when you stuff too much into a system, it doesn’t become more resilient—it…
Don’t Be the Next Headline: What a $405 Million Pharmacy Fraud Case Should Teach Physicians
Why doctors must prioritize compliance—and legal advice—before signing anything.
How to Use the Four Circles as a Strategy Tool
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.
Thanksgiving — Be Grateful for Competitors Like This.
There are stupid questions. And there are certainly stupid statements. But even so, they often present a kernel of wisdom for your taking.
What Might Be the No. 1 Mistake in Exclusive Contract and Stipend Negotiation.
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.
7 Key Steps to Successful Hospital-Based Group Stipend Negotiations
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.
Avoid This Error of Measuring Leadership Success – Medical Group Minute
In an organization we tend to be judged for what we do – not for the decisions that we make not to do something.
Your Independence Day – Podcast
July 4th, Independence Day in the United States, celebrates the original 13 colonies’ declaration, in 1776, of their independence from Great Britain.
Does Your Medical Group Need a CBSO?
Ask yourself this: How many people should actually report directly to your organization’s chief executive officer?