Hospital Employment of Physicians
Those of us who have been in the health care industry for awhile have seen hospital employment of physicians come and go several times. In my early years as a health care attorney, I was an in-house...
View ArticleExpansion of CMS Never Events: They’re Not Just For Medicare Or Just For...
Expansion of CMS Never Events: They’re Not Just For Medicare Or Just For Hospitals AnymoreIn 2005 when “Never Events” were proposed for hospitals through the Deficit Reduction Act, no one knew what...
View ArticlePractical Tips For Using Signing Bonuses In Physician Compensation Packages
We have recently noticed a distinct upturn in the use of signing bonuses to attract physicians in high-demand specialties and geographic areas. Apparently, this anecdotal evidence has also been...
View ArticleOn-Call Issues Persist
I have been asked to speak at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association’s 2011 meeting in San Antonio on October 15. The Association recently polled its members asking them to identify a topic for the...
View ArticleSolving Some Common Complaints of Hospital-Employed Physicians
Recently, I read an article discussing the most common complaints of hospital-employed physicians. Before turning to these complaints and ways to address them, one common thread was an acknowledgment...
View ArticleProposed Physician Payment Disclosure Rule Published
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released its proposed rule regarding the required reporting of device, biologics and pharmaceutical manufacturer payments to physicians on...
View ArticleMassachusetts Attorney General: Physicians Be Careful of Risk Contracting
For those hospital administrators and physician leaders eager to see what the roll out of the Affordable Care Act is likely to look like, the most recent Report for Annual Public Hearing of the...
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