In news that may not come as a shock to those of us who have been through the cycle of hospitals purchasing physician practices before, a recent study has found
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HHS Cost Data Transparency Perhaps Not So Transparent
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Despite the Department of Health and Human Services’ intent to make Medicare healthcare cost data more transparent for the healthcare consumer, according to a recent report by the U.S. Government …
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Physicians Can Review and Correct Reported Data under the Sunshine Act
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Many physicians recently received a notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) notifying them of the opportunity to register with the CMS “Open Payments” system and review…
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Healthcare Companies Score Low in Cybersecurity Study
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An article on Businessweek.com today suggests that healthcare companies rank worse than financial institutions, utility companies and even retailers when it comes to cybersecurity. This is particularly frightening news given…
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New Tool For HIPAA Security Assessment
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This past Friday, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, in collaboration with the HHS Office for Civil Rights and HHS Office of the General Counsel, developed …
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Physicians Leaving Private Practice for Hospital Employment but at What Cost?
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There was an interesting article published on nytimes.com over the weekend (see “New Law’s Demands on Doctors Have Many Seeking a Network“) comparing and contrastng the practice of…
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Study of Early Medical Home Pilot Shows Disappointing Results
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The drive for reduced costs and increased quality in the delivery of healthcare is an almost universally held goal among those in the industry. However, there seems to be little…
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Hospital Acquisition of Physician Practices Can Raise Antitrust Concerns
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The recent federal antitrust case of Federal Trade Commission and State of Idaho, Plaintiffs, v. St. Luke’s Health System, Ltd, and Saltzer Medical Group, P.A. highlights an important legal consideration…
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Medicare Advantage Plans Terminating Physician Participation Without Explanation
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In recent months I have had a number of physician clients contact me to tell me that they have unexpectedly been dropped from one or more Medicare Advantage plans with…
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Expect System Overload Under Obamacare
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We all witnessed the disastrous rollout of the Healthcare.gov website which crashed almost immediately after going live. The reason according to the Department of Health and Human Services was the…
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