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While cases where physician compensation benchmarks change rapidly from year to year certainly garner more attention, it can be insightful to examine when the opposite is true as well.
While these arrangements benefit patients, physicians and healthcare organizations, they are usually complex and require careful attention to payment and service requirements.
An internal audit can provide valuable information on contracting practices and identify opportunities to implement change.
The Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) was enacted in 1972 to help protect the government from healthcare fraud and abuse.
Choosing the best physician for the job is important for both the hospital and the program.
Over the past decade, spending for physician expenditures as a percent of total hospital operating expenditures has grown over 40% according to OSHPD data. Costs will escalate when a hospital starts to compensate one specialty, which will create a domino effect with others.
Over the past decade, spending for physician expenditures as a percent of total hospital operating expenditures has grown over 40% according to OSHPD data.
Benchmarks can change from year to year, significant shifts are uncommon.
Many community healthcare organizations address this need by contracting with a children’s hospital or academic medical center. Several specialty physician companies also provide pediatric physician services.
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