In my experience, most kickback schemes are not as brazen as this. They involve fewer numbers of people and, sometimes, behavior that is more easily rationalized by the participants as “sort of legal”.

Was the Cure Worse Than the Disease? Surprise Medical Billing and U.S. Anesthesia Partners v. UnitedHealthcare

Need a marketing consultant to help grow your ASC? You might want to check with your carriers first.

Laugh about it or cry about it, the bottom line is the same: they are cutting costs by moving all cases that can be moved out of the hospital out of the hospital. Where does that leave you?

Chalk up a victory for less care at higher prices. Hey, aren't those two of the Anti-Triple Aim?

Well the story as told by the Government is a familiar one: They allege that the events were payments to benefit Dr. Asfora and induce him to use Medtronic's SynchroMed ll intrathecal infusion pumps.

It was perhaps the funniest healthcare headline ever: “Zimmer Biomet to combine spine, dental businesses to form company called NewCo.”

The healthcare world was supposedly abuzz last week when the New England Journal of Medicine published (on Jan 2, 2020) the report of a study that shows that consolidation in the hospital industry doesn’t lead to higher patient satisfaction or to higher quality.

Strategic advantage is gained by being able to process information and take action faster than one's opponent.

How would your reorganize your medical practice, healthcare business, and relationships if you were paid only for successful outcomes, no matter how they are measured?