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Should You Flip the Anesthesia Business Model?
It’s not like we need an actual study to tell us that physicians across many specialties are working harder...
Have You Sold Out Your Future for Stipend Support
No one who understands the current shortage of anesthesiologists and CRNAs, the increased compensation demands...
From Prehistory to Avoiding Post-History: Anesthesia Group Stipends
Growing up in Los Angeles, one of my favorite places to visit was the La Brea Tar pits, the death-trap in watering hole...
Sure, Dr. Chuck Was A Creep, But Did He Kill Your Facility Agreement... or Worse?, published in the Spring 2025 issue of Communique.
More Bad News For the Company Model and its Sponsors, published in the Fall 2023 issue of Communique.
What a $24.3 Million Judgment Tells You About a Potential Tool to Fight Unfair Awards of Exclusive Contracts, published in the Winter 2023 issue of Communique.
What You Must Know About Hospital Vicarious Liability for Non-Employees' Actions, published in the Fall 2022 issue of MiraMed Focus.
A Subtle Seduction: Anesthesia and the Company Model, published on the The Anesthesia Insider, with Tony Mira.
Anesthesia Services RFPs: Cognitive Biases and Hidden Opportunity, published in the Summer 2022 issue of Communique.
Popularity Contests and Disruptive Physicians: Avoiding the Death of Your Anesthesia Group, published in the Fall 2021 issue of Communique.
You Have Enough Problems. Why Buy Compliance Risk?, published in the Summer 2020 issue of MiraMed Focus.
Who Really Owns Your Anesthesia Group?, published in the Summer 2020 issue of Communique.
The Practical Essentials of the False Claims Act, published in the March 2020 issue of Anesthesiology News and in the May 2020 issue of Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News.
New Cases, New Tools in the Fight Against the “Company Model” Kickback Scheme, published in the Winter 2020 issue of Communique.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Why Some Negotiations Succeed, published in the Fall 2019 issue of Communique.
Fair and Balanced Views: The Pros and Cons of Selling Your Anesthesia Group, published Fall 2019 in the Sentinel.
How Transparent is Healthcare Transparency?, published in the September 2019 issue of Outpatient Surgery Magazine.
4.5 Things Magic Mountain Taught Me About Your Business & Why the Hospital's Idea of Physician Leader Means Follower published in the Winter 2019 issue of the Sentinel.
What's the Lifetime Value of a Patient, published in the July 2019 issue of Outpatient Surgery.
An Update on the 'Company Model' and Other Anesthesia Kickback Schemes, published in the Winter 2019 issue of Communique.
Top Pointers For Successfully Merging Independent Anesthesia Groups, published in the December 2018 issue of Anesthesiology News.
Anesthesia Alert: In or Out of Love with Your Anesthesia Group? Published October 2018 in Outpatient Surgery.
Medicare Approved 400+ Interventional Radiology ASC Codes - Is It time to Invest? Published September 14, 2018 in Becker's ASC Review
Is Your Group's Governance Structure Holding You Back? Published September 2018 in Pain Medicine News.
A Self-Diagnostic for High-Performing Anesthesia Group Leaders, published in the Fall 2018 issue of Communique.
Why and How You Must Prepare Your Anesthesia Group for the Future, published in the Summer 2018 issue of Communique.
Explosive Growth in ASC Codes Fuels Opportunity, published April/May 2018 on RadiologyBusiness.com.
Anesthesia Services RFPs: Reality, Unicorns And Cognitive Bias, published in the Spring 2018 edition of Communique.
How (Others') Stupid Compliance Mistakes Can Save Your Life, published in the Winter 2018 edition of Communique.
New Codes Drive Growth for Interventional Surgical Centers, published December 12, 2017 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Flea That Killed the Medical Center CEO: A Cautionary Tale, published in the Fall 2017 issue of Communique.
How to Prevent Your Medical Group From Getting Robbed of its Staff, published in the Summer 2017 issue of Sentinel.
Hospital CEO Turnover: What You Must Know and Do to Protect Your Anesthesia Group, published in the Summer 2017 issue of Communique.
Why Your Compliance Efforts May Be Worthless, published in the Spring 2017 issue of Communique.
ASC Regulatory Areas That Developers Need To Pay Attention To, published on November 9, 2016 in The Ambulatory M&A Advisor.
OIG Advisory Opinion Secrets and Strategies, published in the Summer 2016 issue of Communique.
A New Strategy To Profit From Interventional Radiology, co-authored with Cecilia Kronawitter, was published in May 23, 2016 on AuntMinnie.com.
CMS Resets the Clock for Return of Medicare Overpayments, published May 11, 2016 in Anesthesiology News.
Practice Challenges was published in the Spring 2016 issue of the Sentinel.
Is There An Interventional Radiology ASC (irASC) In Your Future?, published April 19, 2016 in Radiology Business Journal.
Impending Death of Hospitals: Will Your Anesthesia Practice Survive? published in the Winter 2016 issue of Communique.
Mark was featured in Practice Patterns Change While Outcomes Remain Steady Among Older Anesthesiologists, published on Anesthesiologyexperts.com.
Anesthesia Group Mergers, Acquisitions and (Importantly) Alternatives, published in the summer 2015 volume of Communique. Anesthesiology Acquisition Rate Still at Fevered Pace, published July 22, 2015 in Anesthesiology News. Seeking Certainty In Radiology: Mergers, Acquisitions and Alternatives, published June 19, 2015 on Radiology Business.
Legal Update: Give Disruptive Docs the Boot, published April 2015 in Outpatient Surgery Magazine. Do You Make This Mistake Concerning Customer Value?, published March 2015 in General Surgery News and April 2015 in Anesthesiology News.
McDonald’s and Delivering Anesthesia Group Value, published as a web exclusive December 2014 in Anesthesiology News. Mark was quoted in Top 15 Financial Challenges Facing Physicians In 2015 published in the December 2014 issue of Medical Economics. Bundled Billing or Bungled Billing?, published in the October 2014 issue of Anesthesiology News. What's Your Anesthesia Group Worth? And Why It Might Not Make Any Difference, published in the Summer 2014 issue of Communique. Does Anesthesia Need Its Own NTSB?, published August 2014 in Anesthesiology News. OIG Opinion Adds Clarity to Illegality of Company Model, published February 3, 2014 in Anesthesiology News.
Anesthesia Profits Are Off-Limits, published December 2013 in Outpatient Surgery Magazine Online.
The Siren Song of Hospital (Un)Employment, published the Fall 2013 issue of Communique.
Doctors Rush To Corporate Employment … as Corporate America Lays off Workers, published in October 2013 in Anesthesiology News.
Inside a Clinician's Worst-Case Scenario: Deadly Malpractice, published August 2013 in Anesthesiology News.
Two’s Company, Three’s a Crowd: Company Model Deals in the Hospital Setting, published March 2013 in Anesthesiology News. Company Model Kickbacks In The Hospital Setting, published March 7, 2013 in Radiology Business.
Why Society’s Shift Means Your Group Needs a New Strategy, published December 7, 2012 in Radiology Business.
The Profit Center: Part 26: Radiology and the 'me-we' cycle, published November 14, 2012 on AuntMinnie.com. Inoculate Your Group Against A National Group Takeover, published October 15, 2012 in Radiology Business.
Inspector General Weighs In On Fee Sharing, published August 2012 in Anesthesiology News.
OIG Disapproves Two Referral Arrangements as Kickbacks, published August 8, 2012 in Radiology Business. The Profit Center: Part 25: How Safe is Hospital Employment?, published on May 11, 2012 on AuntMinnie.com.
Calif. Ruling on CRNA Practice Promises Nationwide Tremors, published May 12, 2012 in Anesthesiology News. The Error Of Measuring Success Only By Action, published May 14, 2012 in Radiology Business.
The ABCs of ACO Economics, published May 14, 2012 in Radiology Business.
Commodity Practice or Experience Monopoly?, published March 2012 in Radiology Business.
The Profit Center: Part 24: Shadow Your Competition, published February 17, 2012 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Super Bowl of Radiology Success, published February 22, 2012 in Radiology Business. The Profit Center: Part 23: Strategies For Exclusive Contracting, published January 30, 2012 on AuntMinnie.com.
Protecting Traditional Practice in Today’s ‘We’ Society, published in March 2012, in Anesthesiology News.
Physicians: Action Required to Thrive in Today's "We" Society, published December 23, 2011 on AuntMinnie.com.
How Scenario Surveys Strengthen Strategy, published October 2011 in Anesthesiology News.
The Profit Center: Part 21: Scenarios Can Shape Group Strategy, published August 24, 2011 on AuntMinnie.com.
Fair Market Valuation: The Death Spiral of Physician Compensation, published July 2011 in Anesthesiology News. The Profit Center: Part 20: The Pitfalls of Fair Market Valuation, published June 3, 2011 on AuntMinnie.com. How To Navigate the Rising Tide of Aggressive RFPs, published April 2011 in Anesthesiology News. Harnessing the Effects of Group Pressure in Hospital Negotiations: Find Your Buddy, published March 2011 in Anesthesiology News.
The Profit Center: Part 19: How To Shield Against “Weaponized” RFPs, published March 17, 2011 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Profit Center: Part 18: Negotiation Ploys: From Autos to ACOs, published January 31, 2011 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Company Model: Is Taking Less Money To Work at a Surgicenter Worth Jail Time?, published January 11, 2011 in Anesthesiology News.
Turning A Mandatory Compliance Program Into a Strategic Advantage, published December 2010 in Anesthesiology News.
Will You Pay the Price for an ASC Deal Gone Wrong?, published October 2010 in Anesthesiology News.
The Profit Center: Part 17: Turn Regulatory Lead into Strategic Gold, published November 14, 2010 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Profit Center: Part 16: Countering Pressure in Negotiation, published October 8, 2010 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Health Care Con-Vergence?, published September 2010 in Pain Medicine News.
Escape the Carnage of the ACO, published August 2010, in Pain Medicine News.
The Profit Center: Part 15: Managing Risk: Required for Success, published August 13, 2010 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Profit Center: Part 14: Accountable Care Organizations: Accountable to Whom?, published June 10, 2010 on AuntMinnie.com.
Headed to the Anesthesia Factory?, published May 10, 2010 in Anesthesiology News.
The Profit Center: Part 13 - Radiology as Factory Work? published April 13, 2010 on
Politician Challenges Exclusive Contract and Stipend Support: Impact on Pain Practice, published March 10, 2010 in Pain Medicine News.
Like Your Exclusive Anesthesia Pact? Better Learn to Defend It, published March 2010 in Anesthesiology News.
The Profit Center: Part 12: Exclusive Contracts and Hospital Stipends Under Attack, published February 13, 2010 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Profit Center: Part 11: Thriving Despite (so-called) Healthcare Reform, January 13, 2010 on AuntMinnie.com.
To Control the Contract, Control the Context, published January 10, 2010 in Anesthesiology News.
The Profit Center: Part 10: Taking On Risk With Dubious Reward, published January 4, 2010 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Profit Center: Part 9: Securing Customer Satisfaction, published November 11, 2009 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Profit Center: Part 8: Deploy the Power of Persuasion, published October 30, 2009 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Profit Center: Part 7: Increase Negotiating Power, published September 11, 2009 on AuntMinnie.com.
Opportunities Knocking In Market Flux, published September 9, 2009 in Anesthesiology News.
The Profit Center: Part 6: Imaging Advantage: Much Ado About the Same Old Thing?, published August 8, 2009 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Profit Center: Part 5: Negotiating Your Group's Stipend, published July 31, 2009 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Profit Center: Part 4: Creating an 'Experience Monopoly', published July 3, 2009 on AuntMinnie.com.
Anesthesiologists Should Heed Stark Law Ruling, published June 9, 2009 in Anesthesiology News.
Response Letter to the Editor, published March 2009 in Anesthesiology News.
Readying for the Red Flags Rule, published May 26, 2009 on AuntMinnie.com
The Profit Center: Part 3: Crafting Effective Employment Contracts, published April 24, 2009 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Profit Center: Part 2: Steering Clear of Stark And False Claims Allegations, published March 31, 2009 on AuntMinnie.com.
The Profit Center: Part 1: 7 Key Steps to Contract Success, published March 31, 2009 on AuntMinnie.com.
Radiology Groups Need New Approaches to Survive in Rough Times, published in the January 15, 2009 on AuntMinnie.com.
Radiology Group (un)Governance, published January 2009 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Establish Surgeon Support Without the Monkey Business, published December 2008 in Anesthesiology News.
Boosting Collections, A Group Effort, published in the July 2008 edition of Anesthesiology News.
Creative Destruction: Change the Practice Group-think, published in the May 2008 issue of Anesthesiology News.
We Perform Just Like Every Other Radiology Group - So Why Are We Doing So Poorly?, published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology in the March 2008 issue.
Anesthesia Group (un)Governance, published in the January 2008 edition of Anesthesiology News.
Gain Your Fair Share: Gainsharing Makes A Comeback, published in Seminars in Anesthesia Perioperative Medicine and Pain, November 2006.
Anesthesia Groups Must Confront the Four Fs - Part 1 and then Part 2. Published in October and November 2006 issues of Anesthesiology News.