Magazine article
Contracting With Your Anesthesia Group
Outpatient surgery
10/01/2009
Abstract
When negotiating a contract with your anesthesia group, you'll spend considerable time discussing such usual sticking points as compensation, length of contract and how to handle unused OR time. But other, less-apparent issues are as important, chief among them: Does your agreement comply with the federal anti-kickback statute and its regulations?
ASCs must be particularly mindful of their relationships with anesthesia providers regarding staffing, billing and referral relationships. Similarly, anesthesia groups can level the playing field against ASC owners during contract negotiations and protect against one-sided arrangements if they understand the governing laws and regulations. This article examines 3 types of joint-venture arrangements between ASCs and anesthesia groups and considers the level of legal risk associated with each model.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Contracting With Your Anesthesia Group
- Creators
- Bruce ArmonFranklin Dexter - University of Iowa, Anesthesia
- Resource Type
- Magazine article
- Publication Details
- Outpatient surgery
- ISSN
- 1528-8137
- Alternative title
- Business Advisor
- Electronic publication date
- 10/01/2009
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984363853002771
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