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The scope of oncology practice management is undergoing seismic changes. Groups that formerly focused on the survival of their patients, now have to wonder about their own operational survival, but under what evolving model? Administrators are being asked to oversee [ Read More ]
Chicago, IL—“Practice acquisitions have many nuts and bolts components beyond regulatory issues, including the type of purchase (asset or stock purchase) and physician compensation structure,” said Alan H. Einhorn, of Foley and Lardner, LLP, Boston, at the Cancer Center Business [ Read More ]
Chicago, IL—Comanagement arrangements between hospitals and physicians must be structured properly to avoid violation of federal healthcare statutes and regulations. The basic principles of comanagement agreements were covered during a session on compensation models to align hospital and oncologist interests [ Read More ]
Chicago, IL—Financial relationships between hospitals and physicians after acquisition of practices must comply with the federal antikickback statute and physician self-referral laws (Stark Law). Legal and regulatory considerations in practice acquisitions were offered by Alan H. Einhorn, of counsel with [ Read More ]
For those asking whether managed care will still be around in 5 or 10 years, or whether certain treatments for stage IV cancer will be relevant at the end of that timeframe, uncertainty clouds any potential answer. In contrast, the [ Read More ]
The result of the November 17, 2011, hyperpartisan Congress is policymaking stuck firmly in division and gridlock. Many healthcare issues remain in contention, including key components of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Whereas some legislators have tried [ Read More ]
Chicago, IL—Community oncology practices can expect a continuing decrease in operating margins, a slowing of the gains in business and clinical operating efficiencies, and rising labor costs. In addition, chemotherapy drug margins will shrink. As a result, current business models [ Read More ]
This final article in our disability insurance series provides tips on how to compare one company’s policy to another company’s policy when shopping for disability insurance coverage. This will help you ultimately choose the right policy to best meet your [ Read More ]
On March 1, 2010, Consultants in Blood Disorders and Cancer (CBC), PSC, in Louisville, KY, sold all its assets to Baptist Medical Associates, a division of Baptist East Hospital, and the physicians became employees of the hospital. The events leading [ Read More ]
The following sections will assist healthcare professionals and payers by providing appropriate coding and billing information associated with supportive care for the management of patients with cancer. The following sections include: Associated ICD-9-CM codes used for the classification of supportive [ Read More ]