by John G. Self | May 29, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
I know this sounds painfully naïve, but in the world of healthcare, when did it become so cynically about the money? In virtually every analysis concerning the pros and cons of America’s so-called healthcare ‘system,’ money is front and center on almost every list...
by John G. Self | Apr 21, 2011 | Healthcare, Recruiting
The other day I was asked about healthcare compensation — CEOs, physicians and insurance company executives — and how we could address the seeming imbalance. Physicians, who understandably are frustrated with the constant pressure of cuts in their...
by John G. Self | Sep 13, 2010 | Healthcare
By Andis Robeznieks Modern PhysicianPosted: September 13, 2010 – 12:01 am ET Fear cannot be capped, apparently. Specifically, physicians’ fear of being sued is costing the healthcare system more than $45 billion each year, and state-level tort reforms seem...
by John G. Self | Jul 17, 2010 | Healthcare, Leadership
With Medicare fraud estimated to cost taxpayers between $50 and $60 billion annually, the federal government is moving aggressively to identify and prosecute physicians, nurses, billers, patient recruiters and business owners who are suspected of defrauding the...
by John G. Self | Jun 17, 2010 | Healthcare
The cost of healthcare in the U.S. is one of, if not the, biggest underlying cause of the rising U.S. budget deficit. As more and more people enter the Medicare program — an estimated 78 million within the next 20 years — our skyrocketing costs, the...
