Healthcare businesses, like any other business, often switch hands. Sometimes one business buys out the other and in other situations it may be a merger. Whatever the details of the transaction, it is important for those involved to keep in mind that a healthcare...
Private practices, dentist offices, hospitals, any facility that offers medical services may be eligible to bill Medicare for these services. But what happens if there is an issue with the billing procedure? What if that issue snowballs to the point where Medicare...
Healthcare merger and acquisition deals can provide multiple opportunities for financial growth. Healthcare is generally a stable and often growing market, so investments tend to pay off. But how can you better ensure that your deal pays off? First, figure out how...
There are all sorts of hurdles to overcome when working through healthcare mergers. In a recent example, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit to stop a merger between UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare. Talk about a hurdle. More on the players...
Officials throughout the country continue to crackdown on potential healthcare fraud cases. The primary motivator is one of the oldest and strongest: money. The feds get billions back from healthcare fraud cases every year. How do these cases work? The government is...
The federal government will come after physicians and other medical professionals if it believes these professionals are putting financial gain over patient needs. They will aggressively pursue charges against those it feels fail to honor these goals and they will...
Savvy business owners know that the market demand for home health services is only likely to increase in coming years. We have the aging boomer population to thank for this business opportunity, as more and more are choosing to stay at home as opposed to go into a...
Physician groups throughout the country found themselves facing new obstacles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Private practices implemented new technology for virtual appointments, increased the personal protective equipment (PPE) needs and saw an increase in patients...
Healthcare executives who have recently lost their job or who are currently under review are wise to take the matter seriously. In some cases, these actions are signs of a bigger problem: a federal investigation. The federal investigation could result in concerns of...
Texas lawmakers have stepped up how they are handling data breach reporting by amending its breach notification law. The following will discuss the breach notification law and point out how the amendment will broaden its application in the future. The amendment is set...
