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Some physicians rely on marketing as a method to obtain new patients. Not all marketing programs, however, take into consideration complex federal and state prohibitions against certain types of marketing.

Consider the integrated estate planning trust: a trust (usually offshore) established to protect assets at a time when there is no expectation that assets will need protecting.

An understanding of some of the more esoteric provisions when negotiating a medical office lease can translate into real dollars saved.

Enforcement actions provide valuable insight into the type of conduct of physician networks and their messengers that the DOJ and FTC view as anti-competitive.

Many practices are dealing with vendors that have contacted them with confusing correspondence about whether or not they will be HIPAA compliant, or have failed to provide adequate updates on insurance company regulations.

Lawsuits against physicians, frivolous or not, would not be filed unless one doctor is willing to testify against another doctor, under oath, for money.

There's a better way to prosper when the stock market is sluggish or giving ground: a well-considered policy of asset allocation pointed for the long term.

If the focus of your attention to increase your practice's bottom line is cost cutting, cost cutting and more cost cutting, you most likely are leaving money on the table that would be available for increased physician compensation and don't even know it.

Entrepreneurial health care providers face daunting issues as they attempt to commercialize their ideas while simultaneously working in their practice or other regular job.

The dollars and obligations are big and the pitfalls are many. Here is a practical legal guide for those about to embark on the journey.