Karin Kaplan, Director at Veralon Partners, discusses the 5 most significant waivers issued by CMS as they relate to physician compensation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Karin Kaplan, Director at Veralon Partners, outlines the two main goals and stipulations of the physician self-referral waivers, blanket waivers issued by CMS to loosen regulation imposed by the Stark Law during the COVID-19 crisis.
Karin Kaplan, Director at Veralon Partners, describes the Stark Law, the law governing financial arrangements between physicians and hospitals, and the regulatory impact of COVID-19 on physician compensation.
Physician compensation plans have generally been designed to meet specific health system objectives including: Optimizing recruitment and retention Aligning physician financial incentives with organization goals around quality, productivity, citizenship Promoting consistency and equity among physicians Most compensation models reflect expectations with respect to production, quality, and time worked, and target expected levels of compensation based […]
Dr. George Chiang, Chief of Staff at Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego, recounts some of the “winning moments” at Rady Children’s over the last few weeks, as the hospital staff and community have come together to support one another during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. George Chiang, Chief of Staff at Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego, tells us the two key lessons he has learned in responding to the COVID-19 crisis, including the importance of collaboration and how to embrace failing forward in the face of uncertainty.
Dr. George Chiang, Chief of Staff at Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego, discusses communication strategies he has implemented to keep his organization informed and united in the fight against COVID-19.
Dr. George Chiang, Chief of Staff at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, describes the many roles he plays at his hospital and how his organization has adapted to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 crisis is likely to include a series of recurring cycles over an extended period —a “pulsed recovery” that will result in a new normal in which clinical care operations have fundamentally changed. While Herculean efforts are focused on the immediate challenges, the deferred needs of the chronically ill (e.g., congestive heart failure, COPD, […]
by Karin Chernoff Kaplan, Director
Robert Hill, Principal
Richard Chasinoff, Principal
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Many physicians, and other clinicians, are working harder than perhaps they ever have under extraordinary conditions, as COVID-19 surges through our communities. While those conditions will improve as the initial surge subsides, physician practices, both independent and employed, will need to change to respond to the consequences of that surge, and the potential for secondary […]