Medical Practice Buy-In
A medical practice buy-in is generally a great opportunity, but physicians must protect themselves when they take this step.
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Thinking About Starting a Direct Patient Care Practice?
The Manual of Policies and Procedures for Direct Primary Care may be all you need to get back to practicing medicine by really connecting with your patients.
Direct Patient Care – Is it really a good idea?
Physicians get to spend most of their time healing patients in direct patient care practices, rather than fighting insurance companies to get paid.
Shifting Alliances Between Physicians and Payers
New contracting paradigms are creating alliances between physicians and payers on one side, squared off against hospitals on the other side.
Medicare Overpayments Must be Returned Within 60 Days
Medicare overpayments to physicians must be repaid within 60 days. I explain exactly what is required, and answer common questions about this rule.
My Doctor Made a Mistake
It’s time that we recognize that the problem with American healthcare isn’t the physicians, it’s the system that doesn’t allow our physicians to do what they’ve been trained so well to do.
The Final Steps in Closing a Medical Practice in Pennsylvania
Filing the final tax returns is not enough when officially closing a medical practice. Your attorney must also file documents with the Department of State.
Will a Messenger Model IPA Work?
Regulators tend to let messenger model IPAs alone because they’re utterly toothless. If the IPA is negotiating with payors, it isn’t a messenger model IPA.
A Corporate Veil for Physicians Protects from Claimants
There are several low or no cost strategies that provide a corporate veil for physicians for significant asset protection.
Dangers of a Messenger Model IPA
The dangers of a messenger model IPA were demonstrated as the FTC settled charges with a 600-physician IPA over its use of a “messenger model”.
5/31/09 OIG gives OK to a hospital paying for call coverage
On May 21, the OIG posted an Advisory Opinion that specifically allowed a hospital to compensate physicians for on-call services to uninsured patients.
