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Wisdom. Applied.
Podcast by Mark F. Weiss
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When Is a Letter “Mailed”? Postmarks, Contracts, and a Quiet USPS Change with Real Consequences
USPS postmark delays can make timely contract notices look late. Learn why this matters to protect deadlines and reduce legal risk.
Physicians Fooled into the Ruse of Health System Reform (or, Cows Can’t Reform a Farm Because Farmers Will Never Eat Grass)
Hospitals can’t be reformed. Committees create the illusion of influence, not authority. The real solution? Exit—and build independence.
Off to Prison. An Update on How to Almost Make Half a Billion Dollars: The Arizona Wound Graft Fraud
Now that they’ve been sentenced to prison, I can reveal the fate of the healthcare power couple, Alexandra Gehrke and her husband, Jeffrey King, whose...
Inside the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Mark Weiss and Jason Almiro (Quantum Health Advisors) sit down for a candid conversation on the major changes in Medicare’s 2026 Physician Fee Schedul...
Hospitals and the Return of the Company Town
Are hospitals becoming modern company towns for physicians? Explore the parallels, risks, and emerging alternatives for independence.
Cognitive Biases and Contracting
When you’re negotiating for any agreement, any deal, especially one that is creating an ongoing relationship, which is the hot molten center of servic...
Supermodel Your Way to Healthcare Industry Success
Few doubt that things need fixing in healthcare. But many, from DIYer docs to industry leaders, suffer from being inside an echo chamber.
How to Use the Law Before it Uses You.
Some laws derive from morality and others are purely the result of politicking and protectionism.
Leadership Succession: The Hole You Never Notice Until You Fall Into It
Medical groups don’t usually collapse because their revenue dropped 3% last quarter. They collapse because someone, usually someone important, disappe...
The Healthcare Deal Partner Who Can End Your Career
In healthcare deals, one bad partner—or one bad flip—can end the game.
THE TIME TO ESTABLISH A BANKING RELATIONSHIP (NOT WHAT YOU LIKELY HAVE NOW) IS TODAY, NOT WHEN YOU NEED ONE
Is your medical group’s bank just holding your money—or helping you grow? Strategic banking relationships can unlock leverage, improve deal flow, and...
Surprise: The No Surprises Act Is Working, Just Not How Insurers Planned
The No Surprises Act wasn’t about patients. The fine print told a different tale: it was an insurer-protection law.
Why You Must Understand that the Law is Not Necessarily Your Reality
The law isn’t physics—it’s power, people, and positioning. For physicians and medical groups, the best legal outcomes start with smart planning.
Do You Know What Block Can’t be Pulled From the Deal?
Contracts in healthcare are built like block towers—each deal-point matters. Remove the wrong one, and the entire structure may collapse.
Signaling During Medical Group Negotiations
Dogs wag their tails. Humans do too—just not the same way. In negotiations, your counterpart is sending signals you might be missing. Learn how to spo...
Preparation Wins Games and Negotiations
Most healthcare negotiations fail before they begin—because leaders don’t prepare. Learn how physician groups can approach contract talks like elite a...
Non-Competes After the FTC’s Pivot: A Balancing Act for Medical Group Leaders
Non-Competes After the FTC’s Pivot: A Balancing Act for Medical Group Leaders by Mark F. Weiss
The FTC Buries Its Ban on Non-Competes, But Sharpens its Aim on Violations
FTC ditches a full non-compete ban, but healthcare employers still face targeted crackdowns. Physician groups, take note.
From Kings to Contracts: No Love Lost
Even the strongest physician-hospital relationships are transactional. Survival depends on diversification, not loyalty myths.
The Anti-RFP: Forward and Reverse Auctions for Physician Services
Several years ago, it would’ve been difficult to write too much about the strategy of responding to an RFP, i.e., a request for proposal, for physicia...
$500 Million in Alleged Phony Charges and the Dangers of Medical Directorship
$500 Million in Alleged Phony Charges and the Dangers of Medical Directorship by Mark F. Weiss
The Prevailing Healthcare Business Model is Upside Down
Some models were once useful, but no longer are. How’s the “reliant on Medicare”, or even the “reliant on commercial payors”, model working out for yo...
Will Your Business Walk Back in in the Morning?
Your business exists and interfaces on multiple planes and, therefore, the far smarter approach is to explore and adopt protection on each.
Double Trouble: Prosecuted and Sued for the Same Scam
Out of state and still billing for in-person care? A physician submitted claims while vacationing in Hawaii—and now faces criminal sentencing and a $5...
You Can't Lipstick That Pig: Why Physicians Must Carefully Vet Deals
Deals involving management services agreements, consulting contracts, or similar structures can appear completely legal at first glance. But dig deepe...
Healthcare Fraud and the Physician as Victim
The majority of healthcare fraud schemes center on fraud perpetrated by physicians, but what about schemes orchestrated to victimize physicians?
The Nation’s Largest Health Care Fraud Bust, Plus Bureaucratic Negligence
It’s been said that people read published lists of disciplined fellow professionals out of a sense of schadenfreude, the pleasure derived from another...
Why Fail at Optionality?
Although dollars are a lubricant, the real issue is freedom or optionality.
Speak Truth to Numbers
Bureaucratic sorts are drawn to numbers because numbers can be gathered and processed and manipulated, all with the goal of lifetime employment for th...
A Ban on PE in Medical Practice and a Gutting of Practice Value
Certainly, Oregon is a small state in terms of medical practice, but what’s happened in Oregon could, and some say will, spread across the country.
Pain Doc Likely in Pain After Settling Allegations That Billed Procedures Weren’t Performed
Was it a scam or an error? A settlement is just that and there’s been no determination of liability.
Neither you nor I can know for sure...
Why Hospital-Based Medical Groups Must Exploit Honey Bee Strategy
Considering honey bees have been on earth for between 40 to 150 million years, it pays to consider their hive strategy for success, especially because...
14 Month Prison Term in “Doctor Chasing” Scam
There’s huge danger in any arrangement in which you put your prescribing imprimatur on any script or order for any item, especially those reimbursed b...
DOJ to Focus on Criminal Healthcare Fraud and Prosecuting the Individuals Involved
In real life healthcare compliance, there's no get out of jail free card.
Avoid the Second Biggest Mistake Medical Group Leaders Make
It’s imperative that you get started now and that you become willing to invest in your own future.
You Must Know the No. 1 Mistake in Exclusive Contract Negotiation
You Must Know the No. 1 Mistake in Exclusive Contract Negotiation by Mark F. Weiss
How Medical Group Collaboration Creeps into Fraud—Pass-Through Billing
Hospital-based medical groups, notably anesthesiology and radiology groups, are increasingly turning to creative means to provide coverage and to impr...
Did They Sell Their Seoul? The $62+ Million Settlement
There’s a reason why Medicare Advantage is fertile ground for fraud enforcement.
Why Bigger Hospitals May Actually Be More Fragile
In healthcare, size used to signal strength. Bigger meant more services, more specialists, more veritas. But what if all that bulk is actually a liabi...
An Algorithmic Conspiracy? DOJ Weighs In on MultiPlan Case
As healthcare payers, tech platforms, and pricing vendors increasingly collaborate through sophisticated analytics, this case is a clear reminder: if...