Physicians And Group Practices

Physicians, like anyone else in the job market, are generally required to sign a proposed job contract before accepting an offer for employment. This piece will delve into the two sides of the contract. First, it will discuss the provisions the physician should...

Two physicians and an operating room technician filed a whistleblower lawsuit against a group of neurosurgeons and the medical facility where they operated. The whistleblowers accused the medical professionals of falsely inflating the number of spinal surgeries in an...

A small dental practice recently agreed to a $10,000 settlement with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for an alleged Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violation. The case provides a lesson for all...

Private practices in Texas must navigate federal, state and local health care regulations. They must stay current and make sure their businesses are in line with any changes to the law. As a result, private practices throughout the state are likely reviewing their...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently accused a neurosurgeon of partaking in a health care fraud scheme that cost the government almost $3 million.What was the alleged scheme? According to the prosecution, the physician was associated with a medical device company...

Private investors are a big part of the health care market. But how are these entrepreneurs getting into markets that have strict rules against such relationships? In New York, for example, state law prohibits non-physician ownership in a medical practice. Yet,...

Physicians may accept speaker fees for certain engagements. In some cases, the speaker fees may result from leading a course for others within the medical community. In others, the compensation may result from a talk given to share information about a new technique...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced criminal charges against a New York ophthalmologist. In this case, the prosecution claims a physician fraudulently billed Medicare and private insurance companies for procedures that patients never received. According...

The acquisition of medical practices by private equity groups has increased in recent years. The reasons behind this recent trend vary depending on the details of each case, but a surface level discussion of the risks and benefits can provide some background into the...

The United States Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Inspector General states the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) overpaid claims by $502 million from 2011 through 2014. The error was allegedly due to a malfunction in the outlier payment...