In determining whether non-compete agreements are legally enforceable, physicians would do well to consider the following six basic considerations.
Read More »Do unique identifiers violate patient privacy?
Maintaining the confidentiality of health information should not impede progress towards the development of a system within which health information may be effectively exchanged.
Read More »Third party messenger antitrust problems
Some forms of physician collaboration are permissible under antitrust law when negotiating with payers, but must be adhered to in practice and not just on paper.
Read More »Limitations of PSOs in Medicare risk contracts
Through a properly structured PSO, providers can now directly undertake Medicare risk contracts. In reality, it seems likely that few if any PSOs will be capable of exploiting this opportunity
Read More »Health care mergers must receive oversight
Whenever nonprofit health care entities convert to for-profit or merge with other nonprofits, these public investments, and the benefits they bring to a community, are jeopardized. The role of the Commonwealth must be to insist on scrupulous review and community input in every case.
Read More »Will your investments lead to caviar or cat food?
If you believe that inflation will eventually return, then your income need will increase as the years go by. If you make the wrong decision as to how to invest, the result can be devastating.
Read More »Managing successful compensation plans
The key to successfully managing under capitation lies in the development of a systematic and comprehensive medical management strategy that includes an incentive plan which empowers physicians
Read More »Legalities of a telephone nurse triage system
According to the definition of a diagnosis, when nurses use a computer checklist to determine the nature and extent of a medical problem, they are identifying an illness and giving medical advice
Read More »Using physician assistants properly
Lack of appropriate supervision not only results in potential tort liability of the practice, but also affects reimbursement for services provided by the physician assistant.
Read More »Selecting the right billing system
What every physician should know when buying new billing software.
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