Insights from Ludi

Given that it is May 1 and you will likely be staring at a stack of 100 time logs from physicians who want to be paid, here are 3 tips for minimizing compliance errors:

Finding a ‘foolproof’ process to manage physician agreements can be a greater challenge than anticipated – perhaps so much so that it's often a task that’s put off within the organization. Once you make the decision to better manage physician agreements, there are a number of advantages you can expect to gain throughout the organization. Here’s a 30,000 foot view of changes you will see once you put time and energy into this problem by automating.

Hospitals need physician partnerships in nonclinical settings and activities. Many hospitals often choose physician arrangements known as “medical directorships." These arrangements designate a physician leader to be responsible for a number of activities related to the delivery of medical care and clinical services. The "activities" typically include things like cost management, utilization review, quality assurance, and medical protocol development. Medical directorships are a popular partnership vehicle to assist the hospital in necessary clinical administrative leadership. They also align their physicians as partners for smart and intuitive direction. Read on to learn what should (and shouldn't) exist in an optimal medical directorship contract.

In September, 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published the Yates Memo, a document outlining the accountability of individuals for corporate wrongdoing. This means that any individuals responsible (whether knowingly or unknowingly) for the wrongdoing are now being involved in the case where all facts of the alleged crime must be disclosed to the DOJ. Hospital executives fall into this area of accountability and since the release of the Yates Memo we are now seeing the punishment of individuals.