Mark F. Weiss, Nationally Known Healthcare Expert, to Deliver Webinar on the So-Called "Company Model" of Anesthesia Services
Mark F. Weiss of Advisory Law Group is delivering a webinar on April 19, 2012, on a growing trend among ASC's and their surgeon owners: establishing entities to coordinate the provision of anesthesia services to their patients – and to capture the profits. This is the so-called "company model." But is it legal? Should its participants be jubilant or prepare to be jailed? And if it works for capturing anesthesia fees, will it work to capture the profits of other specialists, too?
Santa Barbara, CA, March 09, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Mark F. Weiss, attorney-at-law, of Advisory Law Group, a nationally recognized expert on the business and legal issues affecting physicians, will present a webinar on April 19, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. PST on the so-called "company model" of anesthesia services. The latest in the Advisory Law Group Webinar Series, sign up is via www.advisorylawgroup.com.
"There's a growing trend among ASC's and their surgeon owners: establishing entities to coordinate the provision of anesthesia services to their patients – and to capture the profits," Weiss said.
"This is the so-called 'company model' of anesthesia services.
"If surgery centers or their owners simply demanded a kickback from the anesthesiologists it would clearly be illegal.
"But does the company model work? Should its participants be jubilant or prepare to be jailed? That’s the $25,000 fine, plus five years in jail, plus exclusion from Medicare and Medicaid question.
"And if it works for capturing anesthesia fees, will it work to capture the profits of other physician specialitsts, such as internists capturing the profits of gastroenterologists?"
Mark F. Weiss, of Advisory Law Group, with offices in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, represents physician groups and entrepreneurial office-based physicians across the country.
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"There's a growing trend among ASC's and their surgeon owners: establishing entities to coordinate the provision of anesthesia services to their patients – and to capture the profits," Weiss said.
"This is the so-called 'company model' of anesthesia services.
"If surgery centers or their owners simply demanded a kickback from the anesthesiologists it would clearly be illegal.
"But does the company model work? Should its participants be jubilant or prepare to be jailed? That’s the $25,000 fine, plus five years in jail, plus exclusion from Medicare and Medicaid question.
"And if it works for capturing anesthesia fees, will it work to capture the profits of other physician specialitsts, such as internists capturing the profits of gastroenterologists?"
Mark F. Weiss, of Advisory Law Group, with offices in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, represents physician groups and entrepreneurial office-based physicians across the country.
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